After transmigrating into the chaos of the Five Dynasties, he assumes another man's identity, only to become entangled in a mystery of identity spanning a thousand years.
Lin Yan, a modern scholar of Song history, unexpectedly falls into Bianjing in the seventh year of the Xiande era of Later Zhou. To survive in turbulent times, he impersonates a deceased member of the Cui clan of Qinghe. Using his knowledge of history to predict the turn of events, he navigates the world of aristocratic clans and political intrigue under the name Cui Mingyan.
But the risks of taking another surname are greater than he imagined. The revision of old family genealogies, the new dynasty's strict household registration checks, the probing of a mysterious scholar, and an ancestral token that forms a pair with Lu Duan's jade pendant all point to a carefully laid trap.
As the flames of the Chenqiao Mutiny reach Bianjing, he must uncover his fate amid the flood of history. Will he become a pawn of the great clans, or seize the pieces and turn the tables? Behind the true and false surnames, can he find the truth about his journey through time?
The writing is very good, and it is one of the rare time travel novels. Love it, love it