Name: Critical Point
Author: Wu Qiao

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Going from an orphan in the slums to an imperial army officer takes not hard work, but fighting.

Xia Ying has always stood at the boundary between light and the abyss.

In the abyss, her soul echoes back to her.

In the light, there is someone who will never let go of her hand.

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On the first day the gaokao results came out, a certain Zhuo, who had just become the top science student in his province, died.

He died, but not completely.

He transmigrated into a scholarly Zhuo clan and became the six-year-old eldest grandson of its main branch.

It sounds pretty good, but the family patriarch had backed the wrong side in a succession struggle and been beheaded. His three promising sons, all with impressive scholarly honors, had also been exiled with their entire families to far-off Shuo Province, where they were sentenced to hard labor.

Zhuo Siheng thought he'd been handed a survival-at-all-costs story, so he diligently learned all kinds of practical survival skills. But a few years later, the new emperor ascended the throne and granted a general amnesty. The Zhuo family could shed its status as convicts, but returning to their ancestral home was out of the question. Shuo Province, a poor, remote, and underdeveloped region, still needed building up. They were given normal identities and told to stop complaining.

From then on, the boy decided that now he was no longer a convict's descendant and could enter officialdom through the imperial examinations, he would change his fate through exams and fight his way back!

After all, he'd transmigrated just after taking the gaokao, while his intelligence was still at its peak, and all the knowledge in his head had come with him. It was like a kitten meowing with delight: everything was just purr-fect!

Unfortunately, he was a science student.

In an era when the imperial examinations tested only the humanities, changing his fate was as hard as climbing to heaven.

But even if the heavens had nine layers, that didn't mean he couldn't climb them.

I'll scale the firmament and pluck the Northern Dipper; the heavens are high, but I will grow stronger.

This is the story of a brilliant young man growing powerful and rising to the highest position in government, with a satisfying coming-of-age feel. It's also the story of how he leads a family of convicts back to the ranks of the prominent clans.

There is romance, but not much;

There is farming, but not much;

There is daily life, as a change of pace;

There is a lovely heroine, just one;

The main focus is building a career, especially the imperial examinations and officialdom, as well as personal growth and realizing one's ideals;

Of course, you could also think of this as a competitive story about passing the imperial examinations and becoming an official in ancient times. That's a fun way to read it.

One-line blurb: Transmigrate into a disgraced family and restore its former glory

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I used to think that He hope was more ambitious and sympathetic to the heroine, which was more in line with the character of a beautiful, strong and miserable male protagonist. But a few years later, I happened to read this novel again, and I realized how valuable Lu Yan was. He was able to maintain his integrity in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, neither being cruel nor being too soft-hearted. Even if the regime is corrupt, he remains loyal to the country and insists on his responsibilities. He has outstanding military ability, but he never despises life and always maintains respect for life in the war. He loved the country and the heroine, and finally decided to retire to the city with the heroine. His perseverance and sense of responsibility, which are different from his gentle appearance, and his benevolence and righteousness from beginning to end, make me feel that although he is different from the domineering and cold male protagonist recognized by the mainstream, he is an important component of this novel and an important participant and influencer in the heroine's life. He hope is the same person as the heroine, but Lu Yan is a different person from the heroine, and it is this difference that changes the heroine's life direction. I can't say who is better, He Xi or Lu Yan, nor can I say which one is better, the ending of the heroine's seclusion or another possibility (the heroine hates the decadent empire and joins the empire). I can only say that Lu Yan's existence allows the heroine to see another life, and also allows the heroine to have a different life choice. Even if she knows she will be suspected, she still fulfills her responsibility as an imperial soldier – stationed on the front line and fights against the rebels. I really like this warm ending - a vigorous first half of life and a slow and steady second half of life. 😄
5 likes6y ago
Most of the good articles are definitely not at the top of the list, but at the bottom of the list. You need to dig to find them. This article is really a treasure.
4 likes5y ago
I'm speechless, even after the extra episode, I still have to dig a hole!!! I want to know how my sister became a wanted criminal. I cried to death, I was so upset.
3 likes3y ago
After reading it once, I still think the full text of the extra chapter is the best
2 likes6y ago
The ending felt a bit bland. I don't really like the plot where the male and female protagonists are separated for a while and then meet again after a long absence. I also didn't like the scene where Lu Mengmeng turned around and left after the heroine told her to leave. I have no willpower. If the heroine doesn't look for him, he will disappear completely. Even though he would still come back, he didn't like this arrangement.
2 likes7y ago
It's very beautiful, but also quite heavy @The most important thing is that I will stop for Xia Lu CP, a warm and sweet style; I love and kill each other, and the old man said that he is tired...
2 likes8y ago
In fact, this book can also be renamed "The Furious Summer Master" and the like (bushi)
1 like3y ago
It's so exciting, the plot has ups and downs, I can't get enough of it
1 like4y ago
Bah, love is so disgusting Hahahahaha
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Too little, too little!! Is this gone??? Not enough!!! Not happy
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