The Chronicles of Wang Lin

The ten states of Xuanzhou stand divided, bound by the iron law of “King and Qilin in Symbiosis.” The Qilin grants the Mandate of Heaven, while the king commands the nation’s fortune. When the king’s rule flourishes, spiritual ley lines thrive and the people live in peace. When the king loses virtue or the Qilin falls, demonic calamities rise and the land declines. Seventeen years have passed since the king of the Fallen Kingdom died. The previous Qilin was murdered, and when the new Qilin, Qingwu, broke through the barrier and returned to its rightful place, the spiritual ley lines were damaged. If no wise ruler ascends the throne within six months, the ley lines will be severed and the Withered Bone Vines will overrun the whole realm, turning it into a dead land. The male protagonist, Jing Yan, is a junior official in Xirang Township of the Fallen Kingdom. He carries on his father’s legacy of guarding the land and protecting its people; his father was a commandant who died in battle for the kingdom. He bears an ancestral jade pendant containing a spiritual ley line, and his destiny secretly holds the fortune of kingship. Bound to Qingwu in a symbiotic bond, he slays demons, seeks the Way, wins the people’s hearts, and fights foreign enemies. In the end, he becomes the Fallen Kingdom’s wise king, restores the land, and lays the foundation for a new order among the ten states.