The Gods' Ballad

When poetry can awaken the sleeping unknown, and melodies can unlock sealed histories, a boy who can hear the voices of all things is driven out of Qinglan by the shadows of Shangjing.

Traveling with him are a noble young woman who wields a sword in search of her sister, and a boyhood friend who claims to fear death but never backs down.

In this world, poetry is more than just poetry. Swords, bows, spears, and flutes can all carry its spirit. A single line of ancient verse can set water and fire against each other, or summon wondrous phenomena.

The three set out to flee the city, but along the way they discover that the divine ballads meant to be passed down through the ages are being deliberately erased. And Lu Xiaofeng, of all people, can hear their echoes, even those that have never sounded and those long since lost.

His sister's disappearance, sealed histories, the secrets investigated by the Bureau of Ballads, and divine ballads scattered across the land are all leading them, step by step, toward the same truth.

The old melodies have not faded, and the truth remains unknown.

When forgotten poetry sounds once more, will the world still be the same?