"Ink Traces" tells the story of Lu Wenxiu, a failed imperial examination student. After the results of the imperial examination were released, he discovered that his draft of the test paper had been tampered with, and the handwriting looked exactly like that of his brother who had been missing for ten years. He sneaked into the dark examination hall alone, looking for the traces and truth of his brother in the whirlpool of power struggles and conspiracies. This journey to find relatives gradually uncovered the deepest scars of the dynasty.
