He encounters Yuan Jin Xia, a sharp, fiery, and tomboyish female police officer from the 6th Division, and the two of them argue about a case they were both engaged in. Before Lu Yi was given a secret assignment by the Emperor to look into the disappearance of money set aside for river repairs in Yangzhou, their paths continued to cross awkwardly over a string of small instances. Yuan Jin Xia is a member of the small team that is traveling with him, and as the two of them cooperate to solve the case, they learn about a plot involving high-ranking court officials and watch as their feelings for one another shift from hostility to respectful friendship to love.
