In the early 1980s, the black market for antiques was undercurrent, and the secrets of the past dynasty that had been sealed for centuries resurfaced. The protagonist, who comes from a family of historians, accidentally unlocks the shocking secret hidden in the fragments of ancestral books with the help of a Yongle exotic jade pendant.
According to legend, during the reign of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, he sent fleets to the western seas, attracting tribute from all nations. Countless exotic treasures and relics of vassal states were not included in the imperial mausoleum, but were hidden in batches in hidden underground palaces, deep-sea shipwrecks, and secret border areas throughout the mountains and rivers. Not only were they filled with deadly institutions and evil spirits, but they also hid unsolved mysteries related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to explore the historical truth, four young people with special skills gathered together and formed a team. The calm team leader who is familiar with the feng shui of Ming Dynasty and is good at deciphering puzzles, the veteran who is brave and fearless in the mountains and fields, the folk heir who understands the taboos of yin and yang and predicts the dangers, and the Jiangnan female craftsman who is sophisticated and proficient in solving ingenious tools. The four people have different personalities and complementary skills. With their own original aspirations, they rely on old-fashioned compasses and yellowed ancient maps to travel through ancient tombs in the Central Plains, dangerous lands in the southwest, coastal deep seas, and snowy borders.
Along the way, a series of murderous institutions are everywhere, evil and strange phenomena occur frequently in foreign lands, ancient beasts are dormant in the dark, and forces from all sides that covet the treasure are closing in step by step. While everyone is solving layers of suspense puzzles and facing the gloomy tombs, they are also constantly experiencing human choices and life and death tests, and their bond with each other becomes deeper and deeper in the dangerous situation.
Following the trajectory of Zheng He's voyage, the team uncovered layer by layer the machinations and conspiracies behind the Yongle Dynasty and the reasons why the secret realm was sealed. Among the ruins of the troubled times, they gradually explored the ultimate secrets of the Ming Dynasty buried by the years.
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