The Urban Rogue

The world is full of strange things. Some people go from being rich to penniless overnight, while others become rich overnight after starting out with nothing. The twists of fate in this world often go beyond what people can imagine.

One timeless truth is that emperors and heroes who began as beggars come from times of upheaval: great times produce great people, and troubled times make heroes. Otherwise, even though the modern world lies beneath a bright blue sky, people can hardly imagine what life is like beyond it. There, amid "dazzling indulgence and hazy illusions," people live carefree lives like immortals. It's paradise for the rich and a dreamland longed for by the poor!

Chu Sheng is an ordinary name. He's an ordinary-looking man, so unremarkable that after seeing him once, you wouldn't remember what he looked like.

He shares the fate of most men: no success in school, career, or love. Yet he has a fate unlike anyone else's. After an accident, he...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate anything in the story.