You Were Supposed to Be a Pageboy, So Why Are You Conquering the Martial World?

Shen Yu opens his eyes and finds himself a beggar in Cat Alley, starving to death. His past-life foundations as a master of Xingyi boxing and a double master’s degree holder in literature and history are his only assets here.

He infiltrates the Li household, the most powerful clan in the capital, as a page, then distinguishes himself and becomes the Li family’s adopted son.

To the west lie the Western Di; to the north, the Northern Barbarians. Within the realm, the martial arts sects refuse to obey orders.

Life in the Great Jing is no easy thing.

Shen Yu has no choice but to claim first place in both the civil and military examinations, then turn his gaze to the war-torn frontier.

He reorganizes the martial arts sects into the Jingwu Allied Army and nearly wipes out the Western Di. But at the final moment, the Northern Barbarians interfere, and the Jingwu Allied Army is almost completely annihilated.

He rebuilds the Jingwu Allied Army, infiltrates the Western Di to assassinate Emperor Li Qianshun, and kills Xiao Wuna, King of the Southern Court, in battle. He reshapes the martial arts world of the Great Jing, pacifies the Western Di and destroys the Northern Barbarians, then establishes a unified Han dynasty once more.