The Top Scholar of Daqian: It Began When I Refused to Sell My Niece

An imperial-exam story: a modern top student’s soul awakens in the body of an ancient good-for-nothing scholar, only to catch his “good brother” setting up a scheme to sell his niece and pay off gambling debts. To protect the orphan girl, he outwits the villains, cuts ties with his treacherous friend, and returns to his studies. With his pen as a blade, he vows to carve out a path to greatness for himself and his niece through the imperial exams!