"My plan is simple: without harming a single innocent person, kill a total of 200,000 imperial officers, soldiers, and their family members."
"Don't think that just because you're Ming Jing's student, everyone will forget your origins and accept you wholeheartedly."
"I warned you not to get involved with the Sai people. Now that it has come to this, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."
Ming Qiu, a member of the Sai people from the empire's southwest, survived as Ming Jing's student after his parents and clanspeople were slaughtered by the imperial army. His unusual immunity to poison means he has no way to use magic, yet fate has led him down the path of using force to protect everyone.
"Poison is a neutral word. Hidden weapons and toxins can harm people, but used properly, they can save everyone."
A miracle may yet come to pass. And so, a scholar with no talent for combat sets out on a path where he will fight everyone through alchemy, while protecting them all at the same time.
A newcomer's first attempt at combining xianxia with light-novel elements.
