The protagonist, Ren Yuechu, is forced to return to Beiping, where he runs into his childhood friend Liu Hongxing. With the help of Big Golden Tooth, he finally joins an archaeological team. The two friends think it is a stroke of good fortune, but never expect to be dragged into the bottomless abyss of fate. Strange events keep unfolding, including a blood-soaked giant Buddha, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and a blood lotus amid ice and snow. What is really going on? If you have the nerve, read Other Shore Flower.