Beiping, 1948. Famine ravages the city, and corpses lie everywhere. My name is Chen Jiu. I live in a courtyard house in a hutong, and my ancestors were imperial tomb guardians.
After waking from a nap, I find I can hear whispers from inside tombs, identify dragon veins, and decipher feng shui. I use the intelligence I gather to evade deadly traps.
The Juntong is hunting me, the puppet Manchukuo regime is refining corpses, and the Guizang Society wants to seize the dragon veins. Everyone in the courtyard has secrets, while an ancient tomb beneath the city conceals a shocking mystery.
Each night brings a mysterious hint. A bronze ring holds a spirit-spring pocket dimension, and a drop of blood activates its power to revive the dead and restore bones.
I don’t want trouble, but trouble always finds me. In this chaotic age, I must stay alive, rising from a starving refugee to someone who controls life-and-death intelligence!
