A Traveler's Road Through Green Mountains

Political maneuvering and schemes aren't confined to the halls of power. They can be found just as readily in the far reaches of the world. Don't assume you and I are ordinary people. We simply spend more of our time dealing with ordinary affairs.

Ye Dewen was a top student at Lingbei University in Lingbei Province. After graduation, he became a secretary to provincial officials at the provincial government office. But just over a year later, the promising official he served was disciplined over an unexpected incident and sent back to the capital to take a deputy post in an obscure department. Ye Dewen himself then found himself inexplicably targeted at every turn. Disheartened and with no other choice, he returned to his hometown, Qian County, hoping to live a quiet life. But things didn't go as planned. After being framed, he began to wake up to the truth: in the workplace, keeping to yourself doesn't mean others will leave you alone. With no other option, he had to rely on his intelligence and shrewdness to climb the ladder, one step at a time.

On this treacherous path through the officialdom, how far can Ye Dewen go…