A Thousand Years Beneath the Starry River

Lin Ye, male, 18, a high school senior with an impulsive and sincere personality. He is passionate about history and is always searching for lost civilizations in old books.

Shen Qingci, female, 22 (over 3,000 years old), cool and aloof in manner. She has witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties and the joys and sorrows of humanity, and has long grown accustomed to loneliness. She regards all things in the world with detachment. Skilled at playing the guqin and restoring ancient books, she possesses the unusual ability to sense the memories of old objects. She has always lived incognito among ordinary people, working as an ancient-book restorer.