[The Embroidered Guard + the Ming Dynasty + mystery + fantasy]
In the final years of Hongwu, evil spirits run rampant. I, Lu Zhiyao, inherited my position as an Embroidered Guard, and all I want is to coast through life.
That is, until a bizarre case involving a paper effigy brought to life draws me into a bottomless whirlpool.
The moment my fingertips make contact, I can read the final memories of the dead and sense the schemes hidden within objects.
The dragon veins stir, and karmic flames scorch the heart. The Jingnan campaign erupts, and arcane arts clash.
From Hongwu to Yongle, I go from a lazy bystander to the commander of the Northern Depot, wielding power over the empire’s shadowy underworld.
But I gradually discover that I must face more than court intrigue and the smoke of battlefields.
White Lotus cultists use poison to corrupt people’s minds; remnants of the previous dynasty wield forbidden magic to undermine the state; foreign powers from across the seas covet the dragon energy with their strange treasures.
And by my side is only one person: a remarkable woman from the Imperial Academy of Medicine, whose medical skills are almost miraculous and who is willing to use golden needles to help me atone for my killings.
This Ming realm belongs to the Zhu family, but it is also home to countless ordinary people. When the torrent of fate sweeps me along, I will use my embroidered spring blade as a brush and my fervent blood as ink to write my own answer on this magnificent historical canvas: protect them by any means necessary.
