This is a hard-core historical suspense that uses Song Dynasty science to solve "supernatural" mysteries.
During the Xining period, a series of strange cases occurred in Bianjing:
The wooden Buddha walks at night, the bone harp sings to itself, the ancient pagoda breathes fire, and the ice corpse is resurrected...
Mysterious wooden talismans were left at the scene of each case, engraved with the year number of "Tian Sheng", implicating a palace secret that was erased forty-eight years ago.
Shen Mo, the manager who joined the army, did not believe in ghosts and gods, but only believed in investigating objects. He relies on his knowledge of mechanisms, chemistry, sound and light, and anatomy to uncover the scientific conspiracy behind each "supernatural phenomenon."
But the deeper he dug, the more he discovered:
What he is tracking down is not only the murderer, but also a huge network covering the Song Dynasty——
Corruption in the Ministry of Industry, party strife in the court, spies at the border, disasters left by the previous dynasty...
And the volume "Tiangong Kaiwu Tu" that can subvert the world.
From Bianjing to the south of the Yangtze River, from the border to overseas, there are fifty-four interlocking mysterious cases, and three long volumes with a million words of chasing the murderer.
When the last gear returned to its position, Shen Mo understood:
What he wants to solve is not only the crime, but also the systemic corruption of this era.
And he himself has long been the most critical piece in the game.
