A Liu possesses an immortal body, yet wanders through the mortal world, experiencing every trade and profession, from scholars and farmers to artisans and merchants. He crosses paths with emperors and ministers, peddlers and laborers, writers and scholars, as well as recluses and sages. He witnesses the grand maritime ambitions of the Yongle era, the turning point for the nation during the Tumu Crisis, the intellectual upheaval of Wang Yangming’s philosophy, and the prosperity and crises of the Wanli revival.
