In the final years of the Northern Song dynasty, the Jingkang Incident loomed like a storm. Xiao Heng, a young scholar devoted to his country and family, was caught in a sudden catastrophe in Bianliang. The heirloom Moonlight Jade he carried drew him into a temporal maelstrom, hurling him a thousand years into the future and into a modern city.
Blinding neon lights, endless streams of traffic, and Xiao Heng, dressed in strange clothes, suddenly reduced to a wanderer in a glittering metropolis. Unable to speak the language and with not a penny to his name, he felt as if the vast cultural divide had plunged him into hell. On the verge of despair, he met Lin Wei, a kindhearted modern young woman. With her help, Xiao Heng began the struggle to survive in the modern world: from the farcical challenges of toilets and electric lights to learning the language and finding a livelihood, whether by making a name for himself through classical calligraphy or experiencing the hardships of life at the bottom. The stark clashes in values constantly challenged his Confucian beliefs.
But the secret of the Moonlight Jade attracted the attention of a mysterious organization called the Seekers of Light, and danger lurked at every turn. As Xiao Heng searched for a way home and pored over clues from the past and present, he became caught up in his growing feelings for Lin Wei and the risk that his identity would be exposed. As the Seekers of Light's plot neared its climax, the passage between eras appeared once more. Yet the cruel sight of the Northern Song's approaching doom filled Xiao Heng with anguish. Should he return to his doomed homeland and face hardship alongside his loved ones, or leave the past behind and seek a new life in the modern world he had once regarded as a realm of demons, following the Way in his heart? This is a struggle to survive across a thousand years, a cultural journey through hardship, and a choice of the soul. Amid the torrents of fate, where will he find a place for a heart bearing the marks of two eras?
