The Sand on the Name-Sacrificing Stele of Gougutang Has Long Since Dried

Shen Yan was hauled onto the Bone Offering Altar of the Hookbone Hall. When he pressed his fingertip to the bone stele, he found the sand had long since dried. Even the habit behind the strokes of the blade was his father Shen Tingsong's. As the old man lay dying, he left behind four words: settle the old bone-washing account. The words carved into his palm read: the ninth year of the Hookbone Hall.