Lin Yan, a descendant of Taoism, had just touched the threshold of the Forbidden City when a scarlet rule popped up on his phone: "When the chimes ring at midnight, turn back and bury the city in the sand of North China."
The Mogao Grottoes mural asked for water, and if it was handed over, the national luck would drop by 0.7%; The Sanxingdui sacred tree would fall off its leaves, and if it was touched, the coastal earthquake magnitude would jump two levels - the rules are a lifeline, tied to the luck of 1.3 Billion people.
He clenched the compass and shed cold sweat, clashing mystical skills with the rules. Every step he took was betting on whether he would break the rules or whether the fate of the country would be shattered first by the secrets.
