This story is adapted from real historical figures and events.
At the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing, rumors spread that the Imperial Preceptor of the Wanli Emperor had angered the Son of Heaven with a drunken slip of the tongue. Fleeing the imperial city in haste, he wandered among the common folk under the assumed name Liu Jiangdong. An expert in feng shui and geomancy, Liu Jiangdong gradually made a name for himself in Lingnan, helping the people and offering guidance to all who sought it. During this time, he met Ouyang, a schoolteacher, and the two became close friends despite their difference in age, each serving as both mentor and companion to the other.
By a stroke of fate, Ouyang learned the “Dragon-Capturing Spear Technique” left behind by Liu Bowen, founding strategist of the dynasty. Following its instructions, he transmigrated to another realm, where Liu Bowen passed on everything he knew. Ouyang became the next divine military strategist and ferryman.
Back in the mortal world, guided and introduced by Liu Jiangdong, Ouyang gave up his books for the battlefield and joined the ranks of Wu Liuqi, the extraordinary man from Jin Yong's tales, serving as his strategist. He fought pirates, campaigned in Chaozhou, and brought peace to the realm, inspiring many stirring and heroic tales.
Though this is a military novel, it blends in a wealth of cultural elements, including folk tales, local lore, history and culture, fantasy and the supernatural, anecdotes, feng shui, and geomancy.
