Xie Yan, the king of postgraduate entrance exams in the 21st century, suddenly died unexpectedly outside the examination room, and his soul traveled back to the body of a descendant of an ancient down-and-out gentry with the same name and surname. The beginning is hell difficulty: in a ruined temple, suffering from hunger and cold, suffering from a blood feud, and being involved in a shocking conspiracy.
Fortunately, he is bound to the [Life Choice Simulator] and can predict the consequences of different choices at critical moments. With the help of modern knowledge, test-taking skills and simulators, Xie Yan started from a life-and-death child test, disguised his identity, made allies, explored clues, and moved forward cautiously in the crisis-ridden ancient officialdom.
His goal is clear: on the one hand, he wants to get ahead in the imperial examination and gain power and status; on the other hand, he wants to uncover the truth about the Xie family being executed ten years ago and take revenge on the powerful chief minister Zhang Song and his followers. In the process, he met Yan Ke, a cold-faced mentor who is also an enemy and friend, Zhou Hu, an upright and passionate student from a poor family, and Su Wenxuan, a mysterious ally... The truth is far more complicated than imagined, and the road to revenge is full of thorns.
This is an ancient version of the "postgraduate entrance examination" road. Xie Yan will use modern wisdom to collide with ancient rules, dance on the tip of the knife, make a comeback in desperate situations, and finally complete the transformation from a chess piece to a chess player, achieving his own legend.
