This series of danmei/Boys' Love novels, which was originally released in Chinese - and is now coming to the English language for the first time - is set in the universe of the author's other popular novella and the animated series Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu!

In this historical wuxia story, two rival inspectors try to get to the heart of a mystery... and their own unnecessary emotions. On a dark and snowy night, after the rise of the Sui dynasty, a procession sent by the Kingdom of Khotan is ambushed and slaughtered. No one survives, and the attackers, along with a chest containing precious treasure as a tribute, have vanished.

A member of the Emperor Yang Jian's secret intelligence agency, the Jiejian Bureau, takes on the case: the highly successful chief Feng Xiao. Feng Xiao's investigations lead him to the city of Liugong, where all the top martial forces of the country are gathered. But another intelligence agency, the Zuoyue Bureau, is operating in the same city - and they have sent Cui Buqu, a sick but brilliant man who is Feng Xiao's rival. These two equally proud men clash immediately and begin a battle of wits, only to find themselves at an impasse in the increasingly cold case. Is the answer to this mystery out of reach, or can Feng Xiao and Cui Buqu find a way to the truth?

This historical mystery fiction featuring powerful martial artists (wuxia) that revolves around the desire between two men (danmei) is set in the same universe as the popular novella series Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu.

• Pages: 400
• Dimensions: 14.9x14.9cm