The protagonist is a wealthy young master, with loving parents and an older brother, as well as a childhood friend from another rich family. He has nothing to worry about.
One day, he happens to open a novel whose protagonist shares his name. After he goes to sleep and wakes up, he finds himself inside the book.
From that moment on, his nightmare begins.
Everyone loves the young master, but now he's become the despised, useless villain of the story. He tries to turn things around.
Years of effort get him nothing but:
A beating, half a month in jail, and the mockery of his fellow disciples.
When he stubbornly refuses to admit he's wrong, his furious older brother eventually expels him from the sect.
As he limps down the mountain on his injured leg, those people taunt him. He no longer responds with a smile. His eyes lowered, he walks away without looking back.
Even as the book spirit screams frantically in his ear: If you don't win them over, you'll die!
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Theme: Struggle to survive against the odds.
