Shen Ci, a top modern history student, accidentally transmigrates into Canglan, becoming a bullied illegitimate son of a fallen family. From the start, his legitimate elder brother, Shen Yue, beats him badly, but Shen Ci narrowly survives by citing a family rule with pinpoint accuracy. The family patriarch, Shen Yuan, threatens him with a crisis at the silk shop, giving him three days to resolve it or be cast out of the family.
Using modern marketing tactics, Shen Ci dispels a rumor that the shop is “infected,” showing his talents for the first time and exposing his legitimate brother’s misdeeds to the public. He unexpectedly activates the mysterious jade pendant he carries and gains a fragment of an inner cultivation manual, attracting the secret attention of the martial arts expert Xuan Chen. During a family competition, he wins two bouts in a row with modern fighting techniques, only to be sabotaged by Shen Yue. Xuan Chen exposes the plot just in time.
While sorting out the accounts, Shen Ci discovers a secret alliance between his family and officials in the capital. The pendant, it turns out, is a token of the legendary “Heavenly Secrets Pavilion,” said to conceal the world’s greatest treasures. Forced to travel to the capital for the autumn examinations, he will rely on his wits and the pendant to navigate court intrigue and martial-arts conflicts. Step by step, he will transform from a cast-off son of a poor household into a legend who stirs up the fortunes of three kingdoms, while uncovering the ultimate secrets of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and his own rebirth.
