Genre: Alternate world, ancient power struggles, with wuxia elements
Story: Fifty years ago, Xiao Ming's grandfather performed a great service for his leader, saving the situation when all seemed lost. Yet afterward, not only was he denied a promotion and a raise, he was also ostracized by all his colleagues and banished to a poor, remote border village by his ungrateful leader, where he was left to eat dirt. Faced with nothing but barren mountains and wilderness, Xiao Ming's grandfather refused to lose heart or accept his lot. He leased the wasteland and led the villagers out of poverty and into prosperity.
Fifty years later, Xiao Ming leaves the mountains to study in the capital. Faced with bullying on campus and in the workplace, he stands his ground and never lets his tormentors off easy: “Nobody gets to bully me. My family owns a mountain!”
The third month of the Gui Mao year, during the Zhonghe era
Outside Luoyang, the blossoms fall like snow
The imperial treasury burns, leaving brocade turned to ash
The streets are strewn with the bones of nobles
It can be regarded as a novel about ancient martial arts, but it is more intelligent and free of routines. The rationality of the plot logic surpasses 90% of the reasoning stories of setting stories. It does not rely on adventure to promote the plot, nor does it rely on intelligence to solve problems. The characters are rich and not stereotyped.