I Became Wei Xiaobao, and Huang Rong Became My First Wife

A modern soul, steeped in all fourteen of Jin Yong's novels and well versed in the Machiavellian logic of The Thick Black Theory, transmigrates by accident into a world of conquest built from those fourteen novels, inhabiting Wei Xiaobao, a streetwise boy from the Lichun Courtyard in Yangzhou. The protagonist retains a modern outlook and an exact knowledge of Jin Yong's stories, along with Song Qingshu's exceptional insight into human nature, his knack for turning danger to his advantage, and his precise methods for winning over beautiful women. He knows that Wei Xiaobao's street smarts alone won't be enough to survive in a world torn apart by rival lords and turmoil in the martial world. So he uses Wei Xiaobao's identity as a cover, bringing his modern wisdom together with Song Qingshu's knack for strategic planning. He proceeds one careful step at a time, moving among the courts of rival states and the factions of the martial world. In the northern frontier, he navigates the power struggle between Qing Emperor Kangxi, Wu Sangui, and the Mongol prince Ariq Böke, using their influence to rise while always keeping the initiative. In the Central Plains, he skirts the battlefields of Jin, Liao, and Mongolia, using his foreknowledge of Jin Yong's plots to obtain peerless martial arts such as the Nine Yang Manual and the Eighteen Palms of Subduing Dragons. In the water towns of Jiangnan, he enters the Song court and the martial clans of the Red Chamber, forging bonds with skilled women like Daiyu and Baochai and expanding his network through their martial connections. In the martial world, he reaches out to the Ming Cult, Wudang, Shaolin, and other schools, seeking to unite the Han martial forces and secure a place for himself and his confidantes amid the chaos. With connections throughout the martial world, he quietly lays his plans amid the conflicts between nations.