The Silver Ring and the Road to Power

The male lead, Zuo Xiaolong, drank himself to death in his previous life. His identity was unclear. When he woke up, he found himself a twenty-four-year-old unemployed shut-in who made a living writing online. His parents disappeared while traveling ten years ago, and he grew up under the care of his aunt, Tang Ruirui. At her insistence, he went on a blind date with Chen Xiaoyuan, the daughter of a prominent local official. Because her family was so powerful, the matchmaker arranged six dates for Chen Xiaoyuan in a row, and looked down on Zuo Xiaolong for his poor background. Later, Chen Xiaoyuan went across the street to meet a civil servant. At that moment, Zuo Xiaolong recognized her: they had met eighteen years earlier during a citywide power outage. To stop Chen Xiaoyuan from marrying the civil servant, Zuo Xiaolong went over to reintroduce himself. He then left the café, and Chen Xiaoyuan ditched the civil servant and followed him out. The two ran into a beggar, who gave Zuo Xiaolong a ring. Unable to stand the civil servant's taunts, Zuo Xiaolong vowed to take the civil service exam. He later discovered by chance that the ring the beggar had given him granted him an extraordinary memory and could transform his body and meridians. With the ring's help, Zuo Xiaolong passed the civil service exam and soon rose rapidly through the ranks, reaching the pinnacle of power!