Yin-Yang Fatekeeper: From Abandoned Child to Mastermind!

Yuan Jing drew his last breath amid blood and betrayal. In his previous life, he had been a beggar on the streets. By a stroke of fate, he acquired half a volume of Yin-Yang mystic arts. With his quick wits and a few spells, he rose step by step to become an Imperial Preceptor with power over the court. The crown prince he had served with all his heart, the sworn brother who had stood by him through thick and thin, the mentor he had revered as a god... Together, they wove a vast web around him. When his achievements overshadowed the throne, they accused him of “using demonic arts to bring ruin upon the realm,” flayed him, stuffed his skin, and hung him at the city gate. The dynasty he had devoted his life to protecting was reduced to scorched earth five years after his death, with wars raging across the land.

When he opened his eyes again, he was sixteen, back in that winter when he had huddled in a ruined temple, starving and freezing. Three months remained until he would “stumble upon” half a volume of the Yin-Yang Pivot. A year remained until the crown prince would offer him a “helping hand.” And a full ten years remained until the betrayal that would destroy everything.

Cold memories burned in his bones. In this life, Yuan Jing's eyes held no innocence or warmth, only the depths of a frozen pool. He acquired the complete inheritance of the Yin-Yang Pivot ahead of time, yet kept an even lower profile than before. He no longer yearned to attach himself to the powerful. Instead, using his knowledge of the future, he quietly set his pieces in motion from a humble position: saving a young border officer who should have died early and guiding the future great general; buying a barren mountain no one wanted, beneath which lay a secret silver mine from the previous dynasty; and even, during one of the emperor's secret visits in disguise, “happening” to leave a profound impression with a little face-reading.

Treading carefully, he steadily amassed strength and connections, with a clear goal: to exact revenge on every traitor and prevent the tragedy of the dynasty's fall.