In the first year of Yong’an under the Great Liang, a new emperor takes the throne and names Su Jin, orphaned daughter of loyal martyrs, his empress. The world knows her only as an orphan whose parents died, but no one knows she leads Yin Tower, the empire’s intelligence network, is the power behind Wuying Sect, the foremost sword sect in the martial world, and is the last surviving heir of the previous dynasty.
On their wedding night, as Su Jin faces the new emperor, Xiao Yu, a man as gentle as jade, she holds in her hand his secret order from three years ago to eliminate the remnants of the previous dynasty. With the red candles flickering, she smiles. “Your Majesty, I’ll play this game of chess with you, one move at a time.”
Court intrigue, grudges in the martial world, mysteries of her origins, and tangled affections... As one secret identity after another is revealed, who is truly playing the game?
