Notes on Spirit Absorption

Chai Muzhi is a mild-mannered, law-abiding man. After graduating from college, he leads a steady life, working nine to five and following the same routine every day. While sorting through the belongings of his late grandfather, he unexpectedly finds a mysterious fragment of a sheepskin scroll. Dreaming of striking it rich overnight and driven by a powerful curiosity about the unknown, he insists on bringing his college roommates Wang Shijie, Tang Zizhou, and others along on a journey to solve its riddles. What does the sheepskin scroll represent? What unimaginable ancient secrets does it record? Strange things beyond their understanding keep appearing, but what sealed history lies behind them?

As more and more people connected to the matter come to light, the truth seems close at hand. Should they keep digging for answers, or let it all drift away? What should they choose?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.