For three years, Lu Chen has kept a low profile in Jiangcheng, concealing his edge. Outsiders think he has lost his fire and settled for an ordinary life.
No one knows that this retreat is part of a carefully planned campaign of reckoning.
His own clan once betrayed him and seized his power. Small-time crooks have stolen his name to rake in money. The Southern Pavilion has laid a chain of deadly traps in the shadows, while greed and conspiracy lurk beneath the polished facades of the wealthy.
He appears mild and composed, but in truth he is a master strategist. Every time he holds back, he is deliberately setting bait. Every upheaval unfolds exactly as he predicted. He has already put all his enemies on a blacklist, waiting for the right moment to settle old scores one by one.
The heroine has her own cards to play and is every bit as sharp as he is. The two test each other from both sides, evenly matched in love and strategy. They join forces to tear away the wealthy's layers of disguises and reclaim everything that should have been theirs, amid a clash of black and white.
Don't provoke him lightly.
When the game finally closes in, everyone who coveted, betrayed, or plotted against him will pay a heavy price.
