My name is Chen Bobing. I returned to this life in another body and took over the town’s Rain Listening House, a business barely hanging on.
My father died years ago, leaving me a huge mess and a pile of clues smashed to pieces.
Bamboo strips, copper coins, an iron box at the bottom of the river, and the secret ledger of Willow Grove Ferry.
He split the truth into four pieces, burying them at the riverbed, in the accounts room, at the ferry crossing, and deep in people’s hearts.
All I wanted was to take it easy and get by.
But the Iron Blade Gang had its eyes on me. Someone was watching me from the shadows, someone was following me, and someone was waiting for me to die.
Luckily, on stormy nights, someone left a light on for me.
Jiahui, gentle and devoted to home; Xiaoman, tender-hearted and full of warmth; Fang Xuerui, protecting me from the shadows; Shen Zhiyi, cool and aloof, privy to secrets.
Every one of them beautiful, every one of them sincere.
Hesitate, and you’ll lose. Give your heart, and you’ll get nothing in return.
If the world won’t let me live in peace, then I’ll follow the unfinished game my father left behind and turn the whole board over, one move at a time.
Uncover old secrets, unravel hidden schemes, protect the women I love.
The secrets of the entire Huai River belong to me, Chen Bobing, to dig up one by one.
