This book has no System and isn't a brainless power fantasy. The main plot follows Qi Huasheng as he travels to Miaojiang to lift his curse. The Eleven Great Bandits are his natural enemies, and whenever they meet, they end up fighting. (None of them are purely evil.) After the curse is lifted, Qi Huasheng finally learns that his true identity is far from simple, while the First Great Bandit has been secretly arranging everything all along.
The heart of this book: a departure from traditional wuxia, breaking free of one-dimensional character archetypes.
This book has only one female lead, and it has tragic moments. Please steer clear if that's not for you.