The Copper Water Clock, the Three-Hour Ferry Man

Time overlaps, and undercurrents stir. A bronze clepsydra connects the Northern Song Dynasty, the modern era, and a distant interstellar future. A scholar, a conservator, and an archaeologist meet by chance. The passage through time and space is full of traps, memories may be erased at any moment, and an unknown traveler lies in wait in the shadows. Beneath the layers of clues lies a truth spanning a thousand years.