Xie Huai'an, son of the Huben Army's creator, survives his family's massacre. After ten long years in hiding, he returns to Chang'an disguised as a lowly registrar, moving step by step through jianghu clashes and palace power plays in a tense battle of wits to avenge his family and safeguard the realm.

• Cheng Yi
• Liu Yijun
• Wang Jinsong
• Zhou Qi
• Tong Mengshi
• Xu Lu
• Ni Dahong
• Wang Zixuan