On a rainy night, Gu Linjiang, a junior office worker, encounters a mysterious old man and learns that he is the last heir of the Mozi school’s “Qi Reading” lineage. From then on, his quiet life among ordinary people is torn apart: assassins, disguises, sect feuds, and secrets buried for a thousand years come one after another. Forced to flee and search for his roots, he meets six other young people who have likewise been “chosen” at Yushan Temple. Some follow Confucianism, some Daoism, some medicine, and some Buddhism, but all share the mission of continuing or ending the Mozi legacy. The seven join forces to break through one crisis after another, only to discover that the true enemy is not an outside power, but the way people twist and exploit the ideals of “esteeming the worthy” and “opposing fatalism.” When blood and fire finally clear the fog, Gu Linjiang understands at last: the Mozi school no longer resides in the halls of power, but in the hearts of ordinary people who refuse to let fate define them.
The first-person perspective description in the book is very immersive. As the author himself, I leave a message to the author, hoping that he will work hard to tell the story about Mohism and culture.