Autumn, the second year of the Tianshou era under Wu Zhou.
In the prosperous and picturesque region of Jiangnan lies Yunjin Prefecture, renowned throughout the land for its brocade. Every inch of silk is worth its weight in gold. Yet in this wealthy land, steeped in silk and flowing water, a bizarre murder sent shock waves through the region, like a boulder thrown into a still lake. A well-respected local tutor was found dead in his own weaving room, his entire body wrapped in a single unbroken thread of silk, forming a human-shaped cocoon like a perfectly seamless “burial shroud.”
Was it the Weaver Goddess making her presence known, or a water ghost weaving in the night? Rumors of gods and ghosts spread like wildfire, leaving everyone terrified.
Just then, I arrived in this prefectural city shrouded in mist, newly appointed as a prefect after being demoted.
As the layers of silk are peeled away, what lies tangled within: divine punishment, or the human heart, more terrifying than any ghost?
As I delve deeper into the investigation, I begin to unravel the mystery in mist-shrouded Yunjin Prefecture. I soon discover that the deadliest lie in this strange case is not the killer’s identity, but the flawless creation known as the “heavenly garment”...
It was never meant to be worn.
