The Rebellious Son Is No Such Thing

Abandoned from birth, he is a "frail hostage" offered to the emperor by his family, a pawn discarded in his father and brothers' quest for supremacy.

With no talent and no fortuitous encounters, Xiao Che secretly trains for ten years amid icy water and medicinal dregs, turning a modern military manual into his deadliest weapon in the game of power.

When an Ancestor of the Imperial Realm arrives and his father and brothers' dream of ruling is about to shatter, he lays a god-slaying trap and personally cuts down the dynasty's pillar of stability.

A new dynasty is established, but the dragon throne sits empty. Faced with the jade seal his father offers him and the bloodstained blade in his brother's hand, Xiao Che turns away, burns the edict, and walks into the snowstorm.

The realm he wants has never been a golden throne hall.

This is the story of a discarded pawn devouring the game, then overthrowing even the "players" moving the pieces.

Scheming for a kingdom is easy. Winning hearts is hard.