An unexpected transmigration sent corporate wage slave Sha Yanqing to a medieval otherworld called the Xuan Kingdom.
He didn't die the moment he arrived, but starting out with both parents dead was still a hellish difficulty level.
Fortunately, books hold beauty, and books hold riches.
Through years of diligent study, he finally passed the imperial examinations and earned himself a minor official post.
The magistrate of Xiaoyao Town was only a lowly ninth-rank official, but at least it was a secure job.
Who could have guessed fate had other plans?
Once you enter the world of officialdom, it's as deep as the sea. From then on, integrity is nowhere to be found.
This little town of Xiaoyao was small but rife with schemers. Not only were the local powers tangled together in a chaotic mess, but Sha Yanqing also stumbled into a court conspiracy and was dragged into it against his will.
Would he be a pawn in someone else's ambition, or the mastermind pulling the strings?
In this perilous rise and fall through the sea of officialdom, Sha Yanqing relies on the careful plans he laid after transmigrating, and will ultimately be carried by the tides of his era to the very top of the imperial court.
