Zhou Xingxing is a young man who loves adventure and extreme sports, and enjoys reading history books such as the Twenty-Four Histories. In the Ailao Mountains, he accidentally finds a metal token made of a special material. A mysterious vine that can speak, move, and bite drives him into a hidden cave. He joins together the key to traveling through time and, by a twist of fate, transmigrates to the Southern Song dynasty. There, he embarks on a battle of wits and helps Emperor Xiaozong rise from an obscure, fallen member of the imperial clan to crown prince, eventually ascending the throne and ushering in the rare “Qianchun Reign” of the Southern Song. (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no power fantasy, no System, and no mindless protagonist. Read with caution if these are deal-breakers.)
