Records of Yuan'an's Shadowy Dreams, Part One

A cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside general and a gentle yet strong-willed prince. Both are each other's one and only, going from a fate already written to finding their way to each other.

After the sixteen jianghu provinces fell apart for various reasons that cannot be spoken of, the Song Dynasty unified the eastern continent.

Yet holding on to an empire is difficult. The person on the throne is a puppet, their family and friends strive to prop them up, and the powerful nobles below watch with hungry eyes.

What is most troubling is the injustice of the times and the decline of human decency.

The sixteen jianghu provinces were a dream, and the world is ever-changing. In the blink of an eye, the Song Dynasty, founded by cultivators of old, has lasted three hundred years.

For three hundred years, the people of the jianghu have dutifully fulfilled their roles: emperors come and go, but the generals endure... along with one divine duck that has somehow wandered into court.

An old friend risked their life and then vanished without a trace. When they had time to spare, Gu Chen, once the greatest martial artist in the world, and Zhao Huan, former young master of the Qianyin Pavilion who spends the whole year traveling through the four regions, went to rescue them in person. Along the way, they would find out how the scoundrels at court managed to work together.

The impregnable border defenses were built and upheld by the first generation of heroes, but everything within had long since changed, no longer bearing the splendor of the old days.

Internal strife and outside threats: a golden age on the brink of collapse.

In autumn, a divine duck cried out in the palace, and a white rainbow crossed the sun. Afterward, word spread that Prince Jing and the Prince of the Far East had disguised themselves as master and servant and traveled together to Liuqiu. Wherever the two went, upheaval followed. Long-settled cases were reopened and overturned, and the court was thrown into turmoil.

But for these childhood friends, who had once walked the jianghu hand in hand, all they did was for their country and its people.

The fifth year of Yuan'an is often called a dream.

For a select few, it was always meant to be the perfect ending to a dream of fleeting splendor.

The Capital Arc, Jiangzhou Arc, and Huzhou Arc are complete. There's plenty to read, so dig in! The currently ongoing Yuzhou Arc is the final one.

Theme: The spirit of genius may fade, but a hero's courage remains