Jiajing: Please, Take Me on the Path to Immortality

Taking on a Mission from the Start: Protect the Great Ming Dynasty

"I will protect the Great Ming, for thousands of generations to come. I will expand its borders and bring blessings to all under heaven."

Jiajing: Immortal, please take me as your disciple and teach me to cultivate! I beg you!

Xu Xiaojing: I can teach you to cultivate, but first get the Great Ming in order!

Jiajing: Of course! Whatever Master says, your disciple will do!

Xu Xiaojing: Start by getting rid of those princes in your family who do nothing but live off the state.

Jiajing: The laws of our ancestors must not be changed!

Xu Xiaojing: Have you forgotten the old crooked-neck tree where your great-great-grandson will hang himself?

Jiajing: I remember, I remember. I'll make them earn their own living right away.

Xu Xiaojing: Cong'er, have you made it to the Rhine or the Danube?

Jiajing: I don't know. But the people here aren't as Master described. They're not white, they're black.

Xu Xiaojing: How did you end up at the Nile? Didn't I tell you to attack north first...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.