In his previous life, Zhinu was the son of the official in charge of the mines. He witnessed his entire family die in the mine tunnels of Dancui Mountain. In this life, on the night his family was slaughtered, he awakened the Listen to Advice System. The System advised him, “Use poisonous plants to make smoke and create confusion,” and “Escape the capital within three days.” He thought he was embarking on a carefully plotted path of revenge, but instead he found himself on a legendary journey to overturn the world.
At eight, following the System’s advice, he used the sap of a unique Lingnan tuber to drive off his pursuers and unlocked the ability to identify poisons in plants. At ten, he solved the mechanism cage on Xingdou Mountain and gained the legacy of mechanical engineering. At fifteen, he infiltrated the Marquis’s estate in disguise, outwitted Zhuang Luyin, and used political schemes to throw the court into turmoil. The System urged him to “preserve your strength for revenge,” but he instead uncovered the mystery of the Gui Seal, broke into the imperial tomb using mechanical devices, and sealed away an evil artifact. He used his knowledge of poisons to bring down corrupt factions, then protected the people with the mechanical formations he had learned on Xingdou Mountain.
At seventeen, under the name “Canghai,” he sealed the Gui Seal and prevented a catastrophe from engulfing the world. At twenty, he helped the new emperor stabilize the court, becoming a mechanical genius whom officials feared and relied upon. He was a walking engine of vengeance, but also a legend who saved the people from disaster. He could use poisonous plants as blades to avenge his family, or use his mechanical ingenuity to shape the fate of the realm. With his own strength, he rewrote the dynasty’s destiny, struck fear into his enemies, and earned the people’s reverence.
And it all began on that snowy night, when the first words of the System rang in his mind: “Host’s vital signs are on the verge of collapse. Listen to Advice System activating...”