The Yongle Encyclopedia: Emperor Jianwen's Final Secret Edict

Antiques dealer Chen Yanqiu's family has guarded a secret for generations: the Yongle Encyclopedia contains an edict from Emperor Jianwen, recording the truth behind the Jingnan Campaign.

After his grandfather's mysterious death, Chen is forced into a mystery spanning six hundred years. Teaming up with Zhu Yan, a graduate student who claims to be descended from Emperor Jianwen, he sets out to uncover the truth.

From underground mazes in the forests of the southwest to the eye of the dragon vein on the snowy plateau, from ancient temples hidden in Myanmar's jungles to secluded tombs in Fujian, they face pursuit by all manner of forces:

A superstitious and ruthless tomb-raiding family, Burmese black magic practitioners who wield curses, a cold-blooded international smuggling ring, and a mysterious man in black who always wears a bronze mask.

More shocking still, the “Four Trials” designed by Yao Guangxiao, greed, anger, delusion, and arrogance, test the nature of everyone who enters.

Just as the truth is about to come to light, the biggest twist comes from the person they trust most.