I Existed Before Shu Zhiyuan Academy Was Founded

Ling Ye lived long before Xiuzhiyuan Academy was founded, in the mighty river of history. He had many identities and left behind countless legends.

A peerless chess master, more talented than Li Bai, he shared a hint of romantic tension with the legendary Iron-Blooded Princess, Fujiwara Linkong.

A revered Buddhist, he fed himself to demons and became the object of the faith of thousands. The Shomiya family treated him as an honored guest.

Now he has come to Xiuzhiyuan Academy. He knows its history inside out. The words he and Princess Fujiwara carved by the stone statue on Xiuzhiyuan East Road all those years ago are still there.

The chessboard he once used was kept by Kong Ziyu, his own older sister, and is now in the care of a girl named Kong Yinzi.

The Buddhist name he once used is carved into a statue in the Shomiya family courtyard.

White clouds drift by; all that remains has changed. This is a very long story.

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