马伯庸 (Author)

Chang’an, Jan. 14th of lunar month, Tianbao Year 3 (744AD), Tang Dynasty. For residents of Imperial City, what awaits them when the city enjoys its dazzling brilliance and joy of the Lantern Festival is an unexpected catastrophe that’ll destroy all. Tujue (a nationality in the north of ancient China), Wolfpack, kidnapping, assassination, rampant flames that…

In the 14th year of the Tianbao era in the Tang Dynasty, a low-ranking official named Li Shande in Chang’an City received a sudden assignment: to transport fresh lychees from Lingnan to the capital before the Noble Consort’s birthday. The lychees are known to “change color on the first day, fragrance on the second, and…

In the fifth month of the first year of Emperor Hongxi’s reign, the Ming Dynasty, a shocking event occurred that spanned across the two capital cities, which forced the crown prince Zhu Zhanji to embark on a crazy and desperate journey. He had to travel over 2,200 miles in fifteen days from Nanjing to Beijing…

Chang’an, Jan. 14Th of lunar month, Tianbao Year 3 (744AD) , Tang Dynasty. For residents of Imperial City, what awaits them when the city enjoys its dazzling brilliance and joy of the Lantern Festival is an unexpected catastrophe that’ll destroy all. Tujue (a nationality in the north of ancient China) , Wolfpack, kidnapping, assassination, rampant…