In the tenth year of Zhenguan, earthquakes occurred frequently in the city of Chang'an, with sinkholes all over the streets. People panicked and rumors spread everywhere. In the court, the dispute over the reserve position between Prince Li Chengqian and Wei King Li Tai took advantage of the situation. The opposition ministers reported that "the reserve position is uncertain and offends the dragon's veins", forcibly linking the geological anomaly with the instability of the country's foundation.
Shen Ming, a professor of modern geology, died in an accident while studying the ancient geological fault in Chang'an, and his soul traveled to a poor Taoist boy in Zhongnan Mountain...