Su Yi, a graduate student in archaeology, never imagined that a field expedition would send him tumbling into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. When the familiar story unfolds before his eyes and Wu Erbai, the man he had known only through words, as deep as an ancient well, stands alive in the shifting light of a gathering of the Nine Clans, he realizes that his transmigration was no accident.
Armed with an intimate knowledge of the plot and confidence in his archaeological expertise, he draws ever closer to the man who commands the shifting currents of Changsha. Before the illusion formation in an underwater tomb, he shields Wu Erbai, willing to let the illusions devour him instead. Amid the undercurrents in Changsha, he unravels conspiracies solely to keep Wu Erbai safe. Before the murals in the Wu family’s ancestral tomb, he reveals the secret of his transmigration, only to see unwavering trust in the other man’s eyes.
Wu Erbai once thought this man’s approach was just another scheme. But after entrusting their lives to each other time and again, he discovers that he has already grown used to that elegant figure at his side: used to the focus in his eyes as he analyzes a situation, used to his occasional cheeky remarks, and even more used to the undisguised passion in his gaze whenever he looks at him.
The Nine Clans’ suspicions, the struggles between rival forces, and the rifts in time and space all become trials of their bond. When Wu Erbai takes his hand before the ancestral tomb and says, “No matter where you come from, I’ll protect you,” Su Yi suddenly understands: a bond of destiny is not about following a story’s script. It is about crossing countless worlds and still choosing to stand by your side, walking together from the depths of a tomb passage to the warmth of everyday life.
“Wu Erbai, this time, I’ll take you home.”
