In the fifth year of Qingyuan, spiritual qi revived across the land. Seven renowned scholars from humble backgrounds joined forces to explore a secret realm. Tragically, every one of them died, and the exquisite cultivation techniques they had unearthed at the cost of their lives all fell into the hands of the great families and the imperial house.
In the fifteenth year of Qingyuan, at the entrance to the long-abandoned, desolate secret realm, a slender, frail boy emerged from the earth amid weeds and bones.
After calming the vengeful spirits surging inside him, the boy made his way to Bianjing and donned the harmless-seeming facade of a student at the Imperial College.
This imperial capital, built upon the bones of upright scholars from humble families, is the perfect stage for a grand revenge drama.
“I could have tolerated the darkness, if I had never seen the sun.” By Bai Xiaofu, who shamelessly stole someone else's famous line.
Bai Xiaofu (bottom), a master of countless secret identities, single-mindedly bent on revenge, vs. He Zongxing (top), an upright but open-minded junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review, devoted to breaking the great families' grip on power.
A story about a brat and an older man. The age gap is over ten years, so please don't read if that's not your thing.
Plot-driven, with all sorts of elements thrown together, set in a low-magic world.
Theme: How can people with different viewpoints make peace with the world?
