A failed experiment in space-time sent modern physics genius Song Mingrui and his younger brother, art student Song Minghui, tumbling into the imperial palace in Bianjing during the Zhenghe era.
Upon the phoenix throne, the empress's keen eyes blazed. "Heaven has sent us auspicious signs. They should be matched with the imperial family."
With a single imperial decree, the brothers were forced to marry into the royal family.
Song Mingrui was paired with Princess Qingyao. Her music could transform into deadly blades, and she was destined to inherit the throne.
Song Minghui was paired with Princess Qingyue. Her dance could command the air into blades, and she moved like an agile assassin in the night.
The transmigrators had barely begun adjusting to a marriage with multiple wives when an even greater crisis struck.
• The Western Xia state preceptor's ghostly sound waves envelop Bianjing.
• The Jin cavalry conceal weapons of spiritual energy.
• A mysterious metal giant descends from the night sky, claiming to be a "visitor returned after a thousand years."
• An ancient device, the Celestial Mechanism, hidden in a secret chamber deep within the palace, records the ultimate secret of Earth's civilization...
What shocks them even more is that their transmigration was no accident.
An alien pact from a thousand years ago, a civilization whose progress was altered, and killing powers hidden in music and dance... Every clue points to the dormant "otherworldly potential" within their bodies.
When scientific thinking collides with ancient spiritual powers,
when rational analysis fuses with deadly musical formations,
the two modern royal consorts must uncover:
• Why were they chosen?
• What was the real purpose behind the empress's arranged marriages?
• Who, exactly, summoned them through that space-time experiment?
This is a civilization-wide wager spanning a thousand years.
Win, and they rewrite the course of history.
Lose, and all things return to nothingness.
