The Mind-Meld Finger

The Lin family motto: Identifying an object is easy; seeing into a person’s heart is hard.

Lin Xuan, a college student, had thought his family’s inherited “Spirit-Sensing Finger” was just a handy trick for doing odd jobs at the antique shop. That changed when, at a flea market in the ghost bazaar, one touch of his finger pierced a thousand-year-old veil of mystery and helped him acquire a long-lost Tianmu tea bowl. He also inadvertently set off a global battle for national treasures.

From the deceit and intrigue of Liulichang to the tension of a Paris auction house; from an ancient secret realm deep in the Qinling Mountains to the pharaoh’s underground tomb beneath the pyramids. With a thousand years of skill flowing through his fingertips, he appraises not only the authenticity of antiques, but also the greed of humanity and the weight of civilization.

When the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, silent for a thousand years, reappear in the world, and shadows seeking to rewrite history descend upon the globe, Lin Xuan finally understands that his task is no longer to date and appraise a single treasure. He must preserve the last spark of Chinese civilization.