In the summer of 756, when the flames of the An Lushan Rebellion tore through the splendor of the High Tang, Chang'an, the once peerless ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, became a blood-soaked wasteland. The city's lychees turned into dripping, rotten flesh, while the ashes of feathered robes fell into the dirt. The histories remember Generals Guo and Li for turning the tide, but know nothing of the true saviors, who hid in deeper shadows...
As the rebels' demon spells gnawed at the foundations of imperial power and soul-summoning banners rose from the alleys of the Western Market, a hundred thousand restless spirits made a pact with the few living who remained. Bones became beams, and obsessions became nails, propping the shattered palace back toward the heavens by sheer force.
The aspiring scholar Cui Mingyuan, the palace maid's ghost Ziyuan, the lovesick general Xiao Tianhai... The mortal world, the underworld, the immortal realm; love between human and ghost, loyalty to country and family, an emperor's dream... It isn't palace intrigue, yet every step is a power play; it isn't a detective story, yet nothing is as it seems; it isn't a martial world, yet danger lurks everywhere! Witness how ordinary people turn the tide, help Chang'an survive six calamities, and extend the Tang Dynasty's dragon vein for another hundred years!
The plot is twists and turns, full of suspense, and has a strong historical flavor.