Ning Zeyu had lived with his grandfather in the mountains of Northeast China since he was six, staying with him until he turned eighteen. His grandfather told him that he had rescued Ning Zeyu from a battlefield during a clash between two factions. His biological parents had died in that conflict, entrusting him to his grandfather to raise before they passed. They had not wanted him to return to the family home, where only his grandparents lived. His parents had arranged a marriage for him, and he would have to go propose in person. Now that he had reached the agreed-upon age, he could descend the mountain and begin his journey...
