On the day Shen Zhiwei passed both the civil and military imperial examinations to take the top honors, she was granted a marriage to a princess. As the whole court offered congratulations, she had to keep one secret hidden: she was a woman too. Raised by an old beggar, she had entered the court disguised as a man to uncover the truth behind her adoptive father's death. The princes pressured her to pick a side, and powerful ministers waited for her to walk into their trap. So she used the princes' influence to investigate the ministers' accounts, and her status as a princess's consort to pursue an old case. She had weighed the pros and cons of the marriage, but never expected to give her heart to the princess. She had once shed her disguise in Medicine King Valley, believing she had finally found a home, only to be driven back into a world torn apart by war. As the old case was exposed, the myriad races beyond the Seven Kingdoms, the temple in the far north, and a path home to Blue Star gradually came into view. From the imperial court to the boundless sea of stars, she had seen thrones, yet still remembered the hunger and cold of begging. She would climb higher, until she held enough power to ensure people had enough to eat and the ones she loved had a home to return to.
Five stars! The opening chapter has a solid foreshadowing. Shen Zhiwei disguises herself as a man and steps into the court. The game between the various forces is tense as soon as it starts. It can be seen that this is just a prologue. The story pattern goes far beyond the court to seize the rightful son. We look forward to uncovering the secrets that have been buried for eternity in Cangyuan Continent and wait for the main storyline of Xinghai to unfold!