One night, an oceanographic research vessel mysteriously sank in the open sea. The survivors claimed they had seen a “ghost ship” from several centuries ago on the water when it happened. Their bizarre testimony left the police at a loss.
Another night at midnight, Chen Boren, a leading professor of Yǐngzhou history, suffered a sudden heart attack and died in the archives. Before he died, he deliberately arranged his body in a strange position and left an enigmatic message beside it. This caught the attention of Pei Susan, the policewoman investigating the case. She managed to find Professor Chen’s student, Lin Yue, and teamed up with his childhood friend Xiao Minghui to uncover the truth.
As the three investigated, they began to suspect that before his death, Professor Chen had been searching for a secret buried for several centuries, a secret capable of shocking the world...
Mysterious phenomena in the Ming dynasty, a bizarre shipwreck, a cross-shaped star, a strange murder, family secrets... What connects them all? What extraordinary events took place more than 300 years ago? Is a mysterious figure secretly pulling the strings? What fate awaits Lin Yue and his companions?
