Aihui Ying?s life is viciously torn apart when her father is killed by a masked assassin. Left with only his journal and a jade pendant snatched from his killer, she vows to take her revenge. Seeking answers, Ying infiltrates the prestigious Engineers Guild ? the ancient institution home to her father?s secret past. There, she begins to navigate a world fraught with politics and treachery. Soon though, Ying?s quest for vengeance turns into a fight for survival and she?ll have to stay one step ahead of everyone. . .if she?s to make it out alive.