The Overlord's Ride: A Bloody Campaign Through the Red Chamber

In the third year of Yongxi under the Great Qian, the great ruler of the grasslands unites the northern desert, and three hundred thousand cavalry ride south, shaking the capital. With the nation in crisis, Jia Gong, the mysterious legitimate son of the Ningguo House, accepts the honorary title of Cavalry Captain and leads three thousand private troops beyond the frontier. Nobody has any faith in this gilded outing for a band of scions from noble families. Then the victory reports arrive: Captain Jia has made a thousand-mile raid, stormed the royal encampment on Mount Langjuxu, slain the enemy chieftain in battle, and seized his golden standard! The entire court is struck speechless. He returns from beyond the frontier with unrivaled military honors and a chilling aura of slaughter. Before him lie the petty intrigues of the Jia household, and the turbulent currents of the imperial court. Where will this blade, forged to break the deadlock for his family, ultimately be pointed?