Calling the Mountain

A cool-headed, quick-witted female assassin × a sweet young gentleman with the world at heart

1. In times of chaos, Yi Zhu was abducted and turned into a puppet used by others to make money.

In times of peace, the Pavilion Master returned, and the rules changed. Yi Zhu worked hard and finally won her freedom.

Now Yi Zhu is free, but the age of peace is gone. Eunuchs manipulate the emperor, the realm is in decline, and the people are full of resentment.

A chance encounter in the prosperous age gave Yi Zhu a new life. With the years gone by, she swears to bring that golden age back.

2. The emperor is lost in pleasure, and no crown prince has been appointed. Power at court is now split in two.

One half belongs to the chancellor, the other to the eunuchs.

The chancellor is devoted to the nation, sparing no effort to raise the princes into capable heirs who can take charge of the realm.

The eunuchs are greedy, corrupt, and driven solely by profit.

The realm is poorly governed. Through every season, natural and man-made disasters plague the people, while the capital flourishes, gold is fashioned into ornaments, and the powerful live in luxury.

To win her freedom, Yi Zhu walks through storms of blood and blades, stepping over corpses as she earns enough to buy her way out of Residual Sunset Pavilion and retire from the underworld.

In her quiet, carefree life, Yi Zhu saves Yu Jinjue, the chancellor’s son, and meets Liu Qiner, the daughter of a merchant.

The massacre of her friend’s family fills Yi Zhu with grief, and she cannot forget the suffering of the disaster victims.

From then on, for the peace and happiness of all, Yi Zhu boldly enters the chancellor’s residence and the imperial palace, seeks out upright officials, eases the people’s hardships, and rebuilds a prosperous realm.