Riding the Wind, Calling the Rain

[Slow burn] [Ensemble cast] [Power fantasy] [No angst]

(Also known as: I Only Wanted to Spend My Life with My Childhood Sweetheart, but Somehow I Ended Up Emperor)

(Listening to the Wind and Founding an Empire: From Country Lad to Emperor)

Feng Wang had only wanted to spend his life amid the morning mist of Tingfeng Town and the smiles of Yuqing. His days were meant to be simple: an old ox walking through the dew, wild berries brushing his lips. But the hooves of Yao soldiers shattered the bluestone at the town entrance. Amid the blood-red scarves and flashing blades, he saw the old woman next door fall beside a grain cart, while Yuqing’s cries were swallowed by the sounds of battle.

That day, the young man gripped a wooden oar worn smooth by use. A blade first cut his arm, and with it shattered every dream he had of a peaceful life. To protect those around him and bring peace back to the countryside, he raised his blade and faced the chaos. Who could have guessed that this journey would take him from protector of the fields, step by step, to the throne from which he would rule the realm?