A mysterious ancient manuscript, which became one of the causes of the most tragic uprising in the history of China, has been considered hopelessly lost for more than a hundred years... But now its trace is suddenly discovered in modern Beijing! Three people set off on the hunt for the priceless manuscript - a Colombian journalist, a scientist from Germany and an unsuccessful American writer. They do not trust each other - but are forced to act together. After all, step by step they are followed by other hunters for the manuscript - members of the mysterious Chinese secret society "White Lily". To take possession of the manuscript, they will stop at nothing than...