Wuxia + genius + swordsmanship + political intrigue + meticulous planning + quick wit
Li Yi, a great hero of the previous dynasty, could steady the realm with his martial might and bring peace to the land with his wisdom. To defend the frontier, he led five thousand men in a desert campaign against an enemy force of a hundred thousand.
When only three hundred men remained, he knew there was no hope of survival or victory. So he recorded everything he had learned in his life on a piece of cloth a square zhang in size. Fearing it might fall into the wrong hands, he wrote it in the style of the Lanting Preface and named it the Lanting Illustrated Preface.
For generations, people coveted the Lanting Illustrated Preface, scheming and fighting over it in hopes of uncovering its secrets.
It eventually fell into Bai Yunfei's hands. After countless attempts, he deciphered its secrets, rooted out treachery, and united Jiangnan, enjoying glory beyond compare for a time.
But then he incurred the emperor's suspicion. What would Bai Yunfei do...?
