His soul returns to Great Yong, but he finds himself in a humble, neglected courtyard. Lin Yan, a concubine-born son, is destined for hardship.
He casts off his cowardice and stands against oppression. Taking knowledge as his wings and the imperial examinations as his ladder, he breaks through the barriers between legitimate and concubine-born children and turns his miserable fate around.
Coolly observing the feuds among noble families, he calmly unravels political schemes and conspiracies. From a lowly concubine-born son to the youngest provincial graduate, from an obscure nobody to a name celebrated throughout the capital, he flourishes with every step and ultimately shines with a brilliance all his own in the Great Yong Dynasty.
