[Traditional fantasy, powerful family background, not mindless wish fulfillment, emotional, character growth, plot-driven, the protagonist isn’t invincible, no angst]
At first, everyone thought he was just an ordinary county magistrate.
But as his good-for-nothing son kept getting into bigger and bigger trouble, he had no choice but to reveal more and more of his true identity.
“Your Excellency, we have a problem! The young master is about to be executed at the Meridian Gate for harassing the princess.”
“Your Excellency, this is a disaster! The young master broke into the imperial palace and emptied the emperor’s treasury.”
“Your Excellency, we’re done for! The young master went to the Nine Mysteries Sacred Land and defiled its holy maiden.”
“Your Excellency, we’re really doomed this time! The young master entered the Road to Immortality and kidnapped an immortal from the Upper Realm...”
The great powers from every corner spat blood in disbelief: “Are you seriously telling me your father is just a lowly county magistrate?”
The protagonist's father is a county magistrate, and in front of many people he reveals a heaven-level skill that even the royal family does not have.