Xingyan Mystery: Shuo Yingsi Traces
World view setting
In the fifth year of the Zhongyuan period of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty first came to power. Alchemy became popular, and the study of prophecy was undercurrent. The world lurked the power of Taoism based on stars, talismans, demon spirits, and forbidden magic. Above the court, alchemists and Confucian officials are wrestling. In the rivers and lakes, the Xuanmen sect is entrenched, and there is a secret organization that has been hidden for thousands of years. It uses the souls of mortals and the luck of the stars as guides to refine forbidden objects, manipulate murders, and disrupt the order of the world.
In the city of Chang'an, strange murders occurred frequently: the deceased had no external injuries, his soul was missing, and his body was covered with light golden star patterns. It was rumored to be a "star ghost seeking his life", which shocked the government and the public, and made people panic. The Taishi Office and the Tingwei Mansion jointly investigated the case, but they repeatedly fell into puzzles. Mysterious magic and ordinary criminal laws were unable to uncover the truth. A mystery about the fate of the imperial power and the yin and yang of the world began.
Character setting
Male protagonist: Dongfang Shuo
Named Manqian, he was a Taizhong doctor at the time and a star officer in the Taishi Department. He was handsome and wild in appearance, wearing a plain long-sleeved gown and holding a bamboo bone fan engraved with twenty-eight constellations. He seemed bohemian and witty and eloquent, but in fact he was proficient in astrological deduction, talisman armor, and soul discrimination. He was well versed in the art of yin and yang and the five elements, and could detect traces of evil spirits and forbidden arts.
Carrying a secret: He received the inheritance from the Taoist hermit at an early age, and knew the movement of souls and the secret laws of the stars in the world. Because he had seen through the false magic of alchemists and the conspiracy of secret organizations, he had been secretly investigating for many years.
