You Were Told to Write a Feel-Good Story, So Why Are You Going for the Jugular?

[Disclaimer: A serious, satisfying historical novel, not a comedy!]

Shen Hou transmigrates into the Global Satisfying Fiction Contest and draws a bye. His opponents are all competing in genres they know best, but he chooses the coldest niche of all: the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang rises from beggar to emperor; Zhu Di guards the nation’s borders as its Son of Heaven; Yu Qian gives his life for his country; Wang Yangming’s heart is radiant...

The early chapters are heartbreaking, but the later ones are exhilarating.

⚠️ The first few chapters are very bleak: Zhu Chongba’s family starves to death, and he fights a dog for his life. Make it through the first three chapters, and you’ll cry later, then be so fired up your scalp tingles.

✅ 500,000 words are already written in advance. Updates are steady every day, and the story will absolutely not end badly.