In the frigid reaches of Alaska, an ancient parchment reveals a startling mystery about language and thought. During an academic expedition, university lecturer Lin Ze and linguist Yin Yao stumble into an abyss of unknown energy. They discover that language is not merely a tool for communication, but a medium containing ancient wisdom and destructive power.
From ruins beneath glaciers to the mysterious Amazon rainforest and on to surreal realms of thought, the two move between science and myth, seeking to unravel the secret of language as the hub of all things. Yet as the riddles are gradually solved, the power of language to affect the mind begins to influence them, even overturning the limits of human understanding.
The truth lies buried in an ocean of words. The depths of the written world are immeasurable; who can glimpse its full extent?
