Twenty years ago, another war between the Cathay Empire and the Tagur Empire ended. Peace agreements were signed, rich gifts were exchanged between both sides, and one of the daughters of the Son of Heaven became the wife of Emperor Tagur. But what about hundreds of thousands of fallen warriors from both armies, whose bodies remained lying on the shores of Lake Kuala Nor, lost in the mountains on the border of both empires? One hundred thousand souls who could not find peace without a worthy burial, obsessed with grief, rage and melancholy... The famous Cathay general Shen Gao considered this massacre senseless. And so, after his death, the second son of General Tai, in order to honor the memory of his father, retires into a voluntary two-year hermitage on the field of a long-standing battle in order to bury the remains of the dead - both his own and those of others. For his work he expects no thanks, no honors, no rewards. But this is how the world works under the shadow of nine heavens: at the most unexpected moment it can bring you gifts or poison in a precious cup...