Brilliant Light Across the Firmament

Comets are a type of celestial omen, classified as stars in one category and comets in another. The smallest are only a few inches long, while the longest can stretch across the entire sky. Their appearance heralds war and great floods. Lin Xueleng, a civil servant in Quyuan. She becomes an unwitting participant in a bizarre murder case and sets out on a thorny path in search of the truth, unaware that a hidden maelstrom is overturning the land. Caught in its churning currents, she pushes ever further, with no way back. Ye Feng, a civil servant in Quyuan. As a golden age fades and war scatters people across the land, she can endure a lifetime of heartache and still serve as a fierce vanguard. Jiang Linyue, bandit chief of Qinglong Stronghold. He loves soaking in hot springs and drinking turtle soup, and lives for pleasure. Yet for the woman who captured his heart at first sight, he would brave fire and water. Li Lie, commander-in-chief of the frontier forces. A man who commands the winds and clouds, he turns the tide when the sky itself seems to fall. The captain of the crack company willing to risk life and limb for him is also a friend with whom he shared half a game of chess. Will he have the chance to finish it with her in the years to come? Yi Tingfei, water conservancy engineer in Quyuan. Floodwaters rage and wolves and tigers invade. Can a bookish male engineer turn the tide? Kuang Nanxiao, master of Taibai Palace atop the summit of Baxian Peak. He pours out all he has learned, gives his trust without reserve, entrusts a heavy responsibility, and shapes a legend.