Leaning on Heaven, Relying on Earth

The story takes place around the time of Liberation in the Central Plains, on the banks of the Shuangji River, not far from the provincial capital. The five great local clans, the Mengs, Mas, Lius, Cais, and Zhaos, vie openly and covertly for power, while members of each clan scheme against one another. Though feudal thinking is deeply rooted in this corner of the land, in the struggle between good and evil, the tide of history still rolls inexorably forward...

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