The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu
断梁上的星图
by Xnoval Originals · Xianxia · 39 chapters · complete series
The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu is a Xianxia web novel by Xnoval Originals, with 39 chapters.
Synopsis
Architect Xiaoxue Kitamura returns to Ancient Shu carrying fragments of a forbidden blueprint—and a family injustice no one wants uncovered. As rival sects battle for control, every broken beam, hidden passage, and celestial mark reveals another piece of a conspiracy buried in the region’s sacred architecture. Her estranged swordmaster brother, Jiro Kitamura, must choose between sect law and the bond they once shared. A calculating merchant, a principled courier’s daughter, and a brilliant rival architect close in, each pursuing the map for a different reason. To survive, Xiaoxue must rely on observation, engineering, and nerve rather than mystical power. But the completed design may decide who lives, who falls, and who controls Ancient Shu.
建筑师小雪携残图重返古蜀，在门派倾轧中拼凑真相，以匠人之智定夺生死。
Chapter 1: The Beam Map in the Ruins
Rain in Osaka always carried the taste of rust, a murky curtain trapping the old wooden machiya towns in shadows that bled into the mud. Xiaoxue knelt on the riverbank, where the water was high enough to drown her ankles. Both her hands were pressed flat against the rotting edge of the overhang, her fingernails white-knuckled from the effort. It was the seventh night she had been back in her hometown, and the first time she had actually touched the wreckage left behind by the Broken Beam Gate.
A century of rain had eaten the surface layer of the wood structure into pulp, but deep inside, it still held the secrets of its own balance. As long as she could find the critical load-bearing nodes, she could reconstruct the logic of the beam framework from before the fire. It would prove that the family hadn’t collapsed due to poor engineering—that the structure had been deliberately tampered with by human hands.
Cold rain ran down the front of her short black work jacket, biting into her bones. In the distance, the hooves of a courier station carriage pounded out a frantic rhythm. Xiaoxue didn’t turn her head. She just clutched the oil-paper wrapped blueprints tightly against her chest. From the mouth of the alley came a sneer, dripping with unearned superiority. Chiyo Matsudaira stood in the dry shelter of the eave, an oil-paper umbrella held at an angle that kept him cloaked in shadow. Two of his hired hands crouched behind him, their expressions a mix of fear and deference.
Details
- Author
- Xnoval Originals
- Genre
- Xianxia
- Status
- Ongoing
- Chapters
- 39
- Length
- 609854 words
- Updated
- Updated 2026-11-08
- Languages
- 简体中文, 繁體中文, English
Frequently asked questions
Is The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu complete?
Not yet — The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu is still being serialized, with 39 chapters published so far.
Who wrote The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu?
The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu was written by Xnoval Originals.
How can I read The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu?
You can read The Star Map on the Broken Beam: Secrets of Ancient Shu online on Xnoval. The first 3 chapters are free, and the book is available in 简体中文, 繁體中文, English.