In the fictional Dajing Dynasty, undercurrents surged in the court, and the battle for the right to inherit the throne intensified. Xiao Han, a scholar of modern history, opened his eyes and transformed into the villain in the book who had great power but could not survive the early death of the third volume - Taifu Xiao Han. In the original work, he was resented by the yandere protagonist who would rise in the future because he despised and suppressed the down-and-out clan member Xie Linfeng, and ended up with the tragic end of having his whole family beheaded and executed in a hurry.
With the memory of the plot and modern Machiavellian thinking in the book, Xiao Han knows that saving life is the first priority. He changed the original owner's arrogant and domineering temperament, went against the odds to rescue Xie Linfeng in the court, cut off all death flags, and with a "neither humble nor arrogant, profitable" attitude, successfully changed himself from Xie Linfeng's must-kill list to a "available person" to focus on.
Xie Linfeng, a member of the clan who looks weak and gentle on the outside but is paranoid and crazy on the inside, has had his family destroyed since he was a child, and he is obsessed with revenge and seizing power. He didn't believe Xiao Han's unprovoked transformation, but he was attracted by his precise layout and thorough tactics. While trying to figure out the plot and trying to control it, he couldn't help but rely on Xiao Han's resourcefulness and fell into an extreme pull.
Xiao Han lurked in the court and took advantage of the situation. While helping Xie Linfeng clear obstacles and accumulate power, he secretly recruited factory guards and clan neutral factions to establish an intelligence network and collect evidence of Xie Linfeng's collusion with the feudal lord and secret possession of weapons. He saw through Xie Linfeng's paranoid weakness, worked step by step, and set up traps at every level, from survival to secret games. Finally, when Xie Linfeng was at the peak of his power and satisfied with his ambition, he detonated all the incriminating evidence, counterattacked with one blow, and treated the other person with his own way.
Intent: The book-traveler (Xiao Han) uses his high IQ to break through the situation to survive, uses power to escape the fate of early death, and engages in a duel of wits with the yandere protagonist (Xie Linfeng), highlighting the core of "self-protection in desperate situations and seeking victory", which not only embodies the survival wisdom of the book-traveler, but also highlights the sobriety and control in the confrontation of power and conspiracy.