To save her newly adopted country of Hong-Nan, Miaka must scour the nation for the remaining three of the seven Celestial Warriors who will help her in her quest. But the search takes her into the lair of bandits, and to a plague-cursed town where she has to die to survive.

"The first Shentso-Pao treasure from the northern country of Bei-Jia was stolen from Miaka, and the only treasure left is in the western country of Xi-Lang--and both Miaka and her friend-turned-mortal-enemy Yui are intent on getting the treasure for themselves"--P. [4] of cover.