A Writer's Odyssey

In this thrilling Chinese action-adventure fantasy film, a former bank employee Guan Ning becomes obsessed with finding his missing daughter six years after she was abducted during a human trafficking incident. His relentless search leads him to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill a young novelist named Lu Kongwen, whose fantasy novel series is eerily mirroring events in the real world. As Guan navigates both the physical and supernatural realms, he discovers strange connections between the narrative and reality, leading him to question his loyalty and intentions. Ultimately, he finds himself trapped in a battle between fiction and reality, with the fate of the author, his daughter, and the entire world hanging in the balance.