He only wanted to secure a place in a graduate program, but unexpectedly embarked on the path to the pinnacle of martial arts.
An ancient family scroll took Wen Chengjie, an ordinary college student, from hanging around the gym to fighting his way through the national championships. Just as everyone thought he was nothing more than a top student who could fight, a secret national-level unit came knocking.
Here, talent is only your ticket in. Olympic champions serve as his sparring partners, and a mathematics prizewinner crunches the numbers for him. But his greatest rival is the boy who once trampled him underfoot.
The real enemy, however, is buried in a secret from twenty years ago. A single scrap of paper reveals a conspiracy powerful enough to turn the world upside down. When a mysterious organization bares its fangs, Wen Chengjie finally understands:
He isn't fighting to get into graduate school. He's fighting to stay alive.
This is a story of growth, betrayal, and protecting what matters. When an ordinary boy takes up his ancestral longsword, he must protect not only the gentle girl at his side, but also the lights in every home.
Every gift of fate comes with its price secretly marked. His price is a yellowed fragment of a martial arts manuscript and a game in which he wagers his life.
