Burning the Lamp

My next historical mystery novel is Jiang Ning: a female prisoner x a minor official~

[Arc four is currently being serialized~ Arcs two, three, and four form a continuous story, so feel free to stock up~]

Ancient times to modern times | Mysticism | Republican era | Ensemble cast focus | Mausoleum restorer x young master

In the far north of the great desert, strange trees grow into a forest. The deeper you go, the more uncanny it becomes. At night, lanterns appear in the sky, their shimmering light spilling across a thousand miles.

Those who hear its fame and seek it out find it elusive in appearance, resembling a soul-bewitching tree, ensnaring and entrancing them. In a daze, they hear tens of thousands of people chanting together.

A Qiong... A Qiong, A Qiong.

#Many original worldbuilding details, entirely fictional, check the tags at your own risk#

#Revised blurb posted on 2025.1.31#

Theme: How dare we let our bones feed the cold wind?