“A strategist enters the game herself, then wins half a move against Heaven.”
Tian Qi is a country girl from the state of Sheng. In this age of great upheaval, she has ambitions of her own despite being a woman, and longs to make a name for herself.
To fulfill her career ambitions and rise through the ranks, she disguises herself as a man, becomes Yan Zi’s disciple, and studies tirelessly at the Gathering of Worthies in the state of Jin. After completing her studies, Tian Qi chooses Sheng as the stage on which to realize her ambitions.
There, she meets the ruler she wishes to serve, Gao Yu...
Gao Yu: “I am ignorant. From now on, I hope you will teach me, Sir.”
Tian Qi: “I will devote myself to Your Majesty without reservation.”
In this age of warring states, ruler and subject advance hand in hand, as both teacher and friend...
“We worked together for decades, never knowing that Sir was a woman...”
(Set in a fictional historical world.)
