A Most Extraordinary Path to Power

Name: A Most Extraordinary Path to Power
Author: The Elk's Foot

非常权途

by The Elk's Foot (麋鹿的脚)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 5.1M Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 1d ago
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Synopsis

Behind closed doors, one gripping power struggle after another is quietly unfolding in the world of politics.

Sun Zhewen, a low-ranking civil servant whose talents had gone unrecognized, saw everything change after meeting his beautiful superior. He had thought he was destined to be a nobody, but his outstanding abilities, keen political instincts, and knack for leveraging others' influence helped him steadily climb the career ladder. Yet as his position rose, the temptations of power followed close behind.

Sun Zhewen navigates a complex web of political relationships: pressure from superiors, competition from colleagues, flattery from subordinates, and temptations from businesses. None of it makes him lose his way in the maze of power. Even when he falters, he always manages to hold on to his original ideals.

In this world of political scheming, ambition, and struggle, every choice can mean life or death, and every decision shapes the fate of what comes next.

Other names

A Smooth Rise to the Top, Passing Through a Garden of Beauties一路青云，花丛中过Former title · until Oct 2026

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