When a bell rings from a pavilion that has stood bellless for a century, Yan Ziheng is drawn back into the nightmare of his family’s massacre. At his side is Xiao Yuchen, his mischievous junior disciple, whose easy smile conceals powers no righteous cultivator should possess. As stolen shadows, nameless corpses, and forbidden memories close around them, trust becomes more dangerous than any blade. To uncover the truth, Yan Ziheng must decide whether the man protecting him is his salvation, or the enemy he was destined to kill.