Across this vast and unified realm, imperial authority is supreme, and palace rules are as strict as iron. Yet there is one person who stands above every rule and every power.
His name is Ling Xuan. He looks like a young man, but his depths are unfathomable. One man is an army, and a single sword can overturn the world. He abruptly barges into the life of the young emperor, becoming the most lawless presence in the palace. He sprawls across the court, wanders through the harem, treats imperial authority as nothing, and delights in teasing the emperor. The officials go from furious to helpless, until at last they grow used to this laughable “oppression.”
Then the Sixth Prince, Xiao Chen, is born, and for the first time a serious glint appears in Ling Xuan’s eyes. He forcibly takes the boy as his disciple, with just one condition: he must never contend for the throne or become emperor.
Thus, the Sixth Prince Xiao Chen grows up under the tutelage of this invincible master. He learns astonishing abilities, as well as a defiant temperament that fears nothing under heaven and regards royal dignity as dirt. He travels the world with his master, laughing and joking through life, then returns to the palace, where intrigue swirls, as the winds of change begin to blow.
While the other adult princes form factions and scheme against one another for the position of crown prince, with danger lurking at every step, this master and disciple pair does as they please at the very heart of the power struggle. They drink wine and admire the moon, stirring up a storm and turning the solemn court and harem into a stage for a grand game.
The emperor both loves and hates the pair. He relies on Ling Xuan’s terrifying power to suppress everything, yet resents his merciless disregard for the rules. He admires the Sixth Prince Xiao Chen’s intelligence and open-mindedness, yet
