A Journey Through the Lands Beyond the Pass

In the barren hills beyond the pass, a game played in yellow earth leaves a lifetime of debts.

Chen Jiu and his companions roam the mountains, making a living through their knack for reading terrain. In Longhua's desolate ravine, he first crosses paths with Xiang Yunfeng, who has entered the trade with nowhere else to turn, and uses his wits to put the young man's arrogance in check.

They team up on short notice to raid a tomb, but undercurrents run between their fellow travelers.

After twenty-seven years of wandering the martial world, the boy who once had to accept the lower hand has grown into a formidable rival. When they meet again, the tables have turned.

The mechanisms in an ancient tomb are only the surface. The hardest thing to unravel is always the human heart.