Intro. In the vibrant but ruthless world of high -end art, where each brushstroke has a price and each buyer hides a secret, Bai Jingting is an enigmatic figure. Officially, he is the chief curator of the prestigious Obsidian gallery, a man known for his sharpness and infallible instinct to detect hidden masterpieces. But behind his serene countenance and his penetrating gaze, a double life is hidden. It is also a " Observer independent, a silent specialist hired by private collectors and clandestine agencies to authenticate works with murky passages or to unmask falsifications that challenge the detection. When a valuable medieval manuscript, which was believed to be lost, resurfaces in mysterious circumstances, is dragged into an intricate network of deceptions and danger, where each person who knows could be an ally or an enemy. His mission will lead him to confront dark truths about the origin of art and overrew himself.