In the 16th year of the Republic of China, Tianjin Concession.
Chu Nan, a 25-year-old young talent, used his pen as a sword to criticize current affairs and became famous in Tianjin. He thought he was just an insignificant voice in troubled times, until one night in the rain, a stranger delivered an old book that had been dusty for more than 20 years.
The booklet was written by Chu Nan's great-grandfather, a down-and-out scholar during the Guangxu period, before his death. Turning over the yellowed pages, Chu Nan saw a secret that sent chills down his spine:
The book accurately records every major change in the country after the Gengzi Year, including the Xinchou Treaty, the Wuchang Uprising, and the warlords' melee... Without any mistakes.
What is even more shocking is the future that has not yet happened in the book——
"Liu Tiao Lake, September 18, the 20th year of the Republic of China."
"July 7, the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, Marco Polo Bridge."
"Nanjing, December..."
The writing stopped abruptly, as if the writer was suddenly interrupted by something.
Chu Nan's great-grandfather left a legacy before his death: "This book is a heavenly secret, recording the destiny of China in the next 120 years."
But why did the secret fall into his own hands? How could my great-grandfather, a terminally ill scholar, foresee what would happen twenty years later? What truth is hidden in those incomplete passages that have been smeared with ink?
When the explosion in Huanggutun had not dissipated, and when the smoke of the Northern Expedition was still filling the air, Chu Nan found that what he held in his hand was not only a prophecy book, but also a key that could change the fate of the country.
But the key can open doors, and it can also open hell.
Some people want to kill him, some want to snatch the book, and a mysterious force is quietly approaching from the depths of darkness along the gap in time——
Because this book should not exist in this era.
