Qin Shi Mingyue: Tian Xing Jiu Ge

The state of Han is the weakest of the Seven Warring States, threatened from outside by Qin and from within by General Ji Wuye, whose Nightfall organization controls military force, wealth, politics, and intelligence from the shadows. Ninth Prince Han Fei returns with a vision of rebuilding his country before corruption destroys it first.

He forms Quicksand alongside the swordsman Wei Zhuang, strategist Zhang Liang, Zi Nu, and Nong Yu. Their investigations into strange crimes reveal how deeply Ji Wuye's network reaches, while every solved mystery becomes part of a larger contest over the future of Han. In a court where information is as lethal as a blade, Han Fei must outthink enemies who already control most of the board.