A strange book no one has ever heard of. A blood-red vision of the Republic of China era. Together, they force Chen Mo, a librarian, to step into the other side of the world.
Here, history can be touched and memories can be read. The Imperial Jade Seal, the Bronze Sacred Tree... These legendary relics are no lifeless objects, but “artifacts” bearing madness and immense power.
A mysterious organization known as the Ninth Bureau extends an olive branch to him, while in the shadows, the specter of Guixu has already fallen over the city. What do they want? And what connection do they have to his parents, who vanished many years ago?
Only when Chen Mo's fingertips touch the truth does he understand: he has read not only the past, but also the future of human civilization, which stands on the brink of destruction.
