The Ming Dynasty’s Special Reconnaissance Troops: The Night Watchmen

Name: The Ming Dynasty’s Special Reconnaissance Troops: The Night Watchmen
Author: Shu Yao Jiu

明朝特种侦察兵夜不收

by Shu Yao Jiu (舒窈纠)

Status: Completed
Length: 456k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 7mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

A battle of wits between elite scouts, a shadow war of espionage full of twists, and a poignant romance between two people caught in forces beyond their control: all this awaits in the legendary tale of the Ming Dynasty’s Night-Rejecting scouts!

During the Jiajing era, unrest flares along the frontier as the Mongols and Jurchens watch hungrily from the shadows. An elite reconnaissance unit known as the Night-Rejectors becomes the sharpest hidden blade guarding the Ming border. Shen Yan, the son of a military family, joins the selection process to find his missing father, a Night-Rejector. He fights his way through deadly trials and forms the Fierce Owl Squad with Batu, who speaks foreign languages, and Li Mo, a skilled physician. They slip through the night, capture prisoners behind enemy lines, and carry secret messages, exposing enemy plots amid flashing blades and flying arrows.

At the Ji-Liao frontier, he meets Su Qing, a mysterious female company commander. Separated by their stations, they test one another, but gradually fall in love as they repeatedly face life and death together. Yet secret orders from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the treacherous power struggles at court turn their love into a pawn in a larger game. She pretends to turn against him to protect him, while he risks his life because he trusts her. Their misunderstandings and devotion combine to form a heart-wrenching romance.

With enemy agents lurking and factional rivalries brewing, the truth behind his father’s disappearance turns out to involve a shocking plot by Yan Song’s faction to collude with the enemy and betray the country. Shen Yan leads his squad deep into the tiger’s den, breaking the enemy network in a decisive battle amid the flames of war and protecting the peace of the realm. Even after the dust settles, the wind still howls across the frontier. His farewell to her is filled with unspoken longing, while the rising shadow of the Jurchens portends an even greater storm to come...

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