In an age of chaos, human lives are as cheap as grass. Rival nations clash, leaving corpses strewn across the land.
Yan was once a great nation, ruled by a wise monarch and capable ministers, with peace and prosperity throughout the land.
But a man can be guilty of no crime save possessing a treasure. Fearing that Yan would grow too powerful, the other nations joined forces to invade it.
After several major battles, Yan was ultimately defeated by the allied armies, outnumbered and outmatched.
Thus, the vast nation splintered into four, and mighty Yan could only hold on to a small territory, isolated from the rest.
Fortunately, Yan's prince, Sun Yu, was born amid the chaos.
To ensure the imperial bloodline survived unharmed, the royal family kept his existence secret and resolutely hid the prince among the common people.
And so began an earth-shaking scheme.
Well written.