King of Spies: I Eavesdrop on the World from Ming China
In the seventh year of the Tianqi era, I transmigrate as Shen Lian, a low-ranking Embroidered Uniform Guard. Badly wounded and poisoned by a gu, I have only seven days to live.
Murderous schemes lurk throughout the capital.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard wants to make me a scapegoat, the Eastern Depot wants to turn me into an alchemical pill, and a mysterious organization called “Closed Eyes” has branded me with a mark of certain death.
They don't know that in my previous life, I was the national security agency's chief intelligence analyst.
“Granny Ke, the third button on your sleeve was replaced this morning. You met Wei Zhongxian last night. What did he promise you?”
“Captain Wang, the phosphorous soil on your soles the night the Earth Warehouse exploded came from the mass graveyard in the western suburbs.”
“Jade-Faced Rakshasa, there's an extra ounce of datura in the ‘Calming Powder’ you take every month. Someone is driving you slowly insane.”
I solve deadly cases through microexpression analysis, catch moles by examining traces, and navigate the court and the martial world through psychological warfare.
In Jinling, I recruit a master locksmith, a beast-taming eccentric, and a mechanical genius, then build an underground intelligence network called “Di Ting.”
I seize control of the docks, take over the black market, and absorb gangs. From a five-person team to three thousand Dragon Scale Guards, I have half of Jiangnan listening in my name.
But the real enemy has always been hidden on the other side of history.
The truth behind the Wang Gongchang Explosion, the former dynasty's secret art of “living elixirs,” the “Well of Reincarnation” buried deep beneath Qixia Mountain...
At last, when I stand atop the Forbidden City, the Chongzhen Emperor slowly turns around on the dragon throne. A blood-red “☉” mark appears in his left eye.
“Li Mo, you listen in on the whole world. Have you ever listened closely enough to hear that... I am no longer human?”
▼ Story Tags ▼
✨ Transmigration and mind games ✨ Intelligence warfare ✨ Building a power base ✨ Chinese-style cosmic horror
✨ No System ✨ Not invincible ✨ Pure intellectual domination
