During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, China was swept by bloodshed, and the common people struggled on the brink of death, gazing at the heavens and crying out in despair: When will this chaos end? When will the nation be at peace? In the fifth year of Xiande, Han Yi was only three years old when he met an immortal master in a dream and studied all kinds of knowledge and books on every subject. He was a famous child prodigy in Bianliang, the capital of Kaifeng Prefecture. His father was the serving Minister of Rites, and he grew up in a family steeped in tradition and propriety. From childhood, he admired immortals and lofty Daoist masters, loved all kinds of myths and legends, and dreamed of one day cultivating the Dao, becoming a god, and attaining immortality. When he was four, at the Hanlin Academy, he solved an ancient game of Qiankun Go that no one had ever cracked, as well as an ancient divine arithmetic puzzle. The feat was so astonishing that it shook the Song court, every Daoist sect, and every field of learning. Born into the war-torn age of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, he witnessed the warring states and the common people driven from their homes. From childhood, he resolved to unite the realm, end a century of war, and make the Great Song the most prosperous dynasty, with the wealthiest people.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
