It rained strangely that day, causing the moss in the courtyard of the old house to swell. When Shen Yanzhi was squatting in front of the camphor box and sneezing, his fingertips happened to brush against a roll of yellowed rice paper - it was something that his grandfather had locked at the bottom of the box before he died. It was wrapped in three layers of red silk and wrapped with half-rotten hemp rope.
"This is... A fragment of the Imperial College from the Wanli period?" The moment he pulled off the silk, a musty smell mixed with the aroma of sandalwood came out. The edges of the paper are curled like dead leaves, and the word "Kunlun" can be faintly seen in the insect-eaten holes. The ink is so light that it looks like it will be washed away by rain at any time. What's even more strange is the telegram tucked at the end of the volume. The kraft paper dating from the 23rd year of the Republic of China has already become brittle, but the line of small characters at the end of the telegram is extremely clear: "The Nine Domains Map has appeared in the world, and the holder of the telegram needs to examine the mountains and rivers."
Shen Yanzhi suddenly remembered his grandfather's nonsense when he was dying. The old man's skinny fingers drew strange symbols on his palm, saying, "Every mountain hides an account book, and every ancient town records old accounts." At that time, I just thought it was an old fool. Now, looking at the faintly visible map lines in the fragment, a chill suddenly appeared on the back of my neck.
The rain pattered on the green tiles, as if someone was counting something. He brought the fragment of the scroll close to the window sill and used the skylight to see clearly the red seal at the footer - in the seal script of the "Guozijian Classics Seal", there was actually a tiny "inkstone" hidden in it, which was exactly the same as his own name. There was a slight knocking sound from the depths of the camphor box. I don't know how many secrets sealed by time are waiting for this spring rain to awaken.
