Unrivaled Beauty

The Great Yong had stood for three hundred years, enjoying peace and prosperity, with the people living and working happily.

On the day he founded the dynasty, Emperor Taizu declared, "Men and women are both flesh and blood, and both can serve as pillars of the state."

Thus, in the Great Yong, men and women were equal.

There were female officials at court, female generals on the battlefield, female proprietors in the merchant houses, and female instructors at the academies.

Women could study, do business, and enter government service, just like men.

The Great Yong excelled in mechanical engineering. Devices such as mechanisms, springs, and gears worked alongside cold weapons. Ingenious inventions made by the artisans of Gongshu Workshop included kites that carried messages over great distances, repeating crossbows for defending cities, and message boxes for sending communications.

The Great Yong also opened trade with overseas lands. Along the East Sea coast, the three ports of Xiangjiang, Haiyan, and Panyu bustled with merchant ships. Great vessels loaded with porcelain, tea, silk, and medicinal herbs set sail, returning with spices, gemstones, and other rare treasures from foreign lands.

Now, in the Dongning Prefecture orphanage, there was a boy named Lin Hanwen. Orphaned young, he had been raised there.

When he was seven, a white-haired old man taught him the Supreme Profound True Scripture. From then on, he trained in both literature and martial arts, achieving mastery over the next ten years.

One day, the boy left the orphanage and entered White Deer Academy alone.

And so the Great Yong's story began.

Alone, the boy entered White Deer Academy and found his way among the many beauties of the Four Seas Trading House. With courage and skill, he carved out a place for himself and wrote his own legend.

A penniless young man, determined to "tease" a group of youthful, beautiful women, each a peerless beauty and a close confidante...