The Snake Spirit's headquarters fell, Xiao Qingfang was slain, and Yuan Tiangang was brought to justice. Everyone declared: The Snake Spirit has been eradicated.
Two years later, the Governor of Jiangzhou suddenly dies in office. His face is serene and smiling, a faint golden tint lingers in his pupils, and his hand clutches a piece of bluestone engraved with a line of tiny characters: "Snake Spirit, Fourth, Blissful Enticement." Soon after, the Chief Secretary dies, then the Surveillance Commissioner succumbs to poison. Their deaths are identical. And the handwriting of Xiao Qingfang, dead for two years, has reappeared in the world.
The dead cannot write. Yet the dead can kill.
An imperial edict summons Di Renjie out of retirement and sends him south as an imperial commissioner. The deeper he investigates, the more chilled he feels: every lead vanishes at a dead end, and beyond it lies a vast web of intrigue far larger than the Snake Spirit: the "Seven Lodges," named for the seven stars of the Azure Dragon in the East. The Mirror watches over the court, the Armor conceals private troops, the Embroidery manages money and grain, the Thread binds human lives, the Talisman commands the Imperial Guard, and the Thunder carries out executions. At the heart protected by the six lodges is the never-seen "Azure Dragon."
Through the storms of the first four books, blades have been drawn more than ten times, and each time an unseen hand has shielded Lord Di. This time, he is closer than ever to that hand.
"If you can deal with snakes, Grand Chancellor, can you deal with dragons?"
There are still a few months until the three-year deadline in that invisible letter...
Someone has run out of patience.
Try to respect the writing techniques of the original work and give this series a relatively good ending. Of course, some deviations from historical facts are also the author's selfish intentions.
Looking forward to the subsequent chapters, please keep updating.
What a great book! I just love Detective Dijin!