Blood Debts Inherited

In the ashes of the Han dynasty's collapse, a magistrate's act of brutal justice ignites a cycle of blood vengeance across generations. As civilization crumbles under a mysterious plague, the descendants of Yang Pei discover that the instinct for absolute punishment—the very trait that made their ancestor a hero—has become a family curse. In a world without law, the first new rule is carved in flesh: blood must answer blood. A Pierre Lemaitre-inspired exploration of how the capacity for atrocity sleeps quietly in family lineage, awakening when order dies.