The brigand-lord Zhangfu has escaped with the precious Blue Jade, and is now being pursued across the wilderness by those who want it for themselves. Dillen, Koto and Tajni, sure that Zhangfu is seeking the mysterious Jeweller of Rassylon, consult a famed seer, whose information comes in the form of a riddle. They follow the clues to a remote village and to a potion-master who insists on joining the quest. But the Jeweller's hideout is well guarded. It is no longer just a question of reaching it before Zhangfu, Heito and the koorai. Reaching it alive will be the challenge_
