Ants Ascend to the Sky

In the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty, the Baishui River was the lifeblood of the three mansions - salt, iron, grain, and ordnance all floated on this river. Qixuanying, the prefect's yamen, the salt merchant family, the water transportation gang, the mountain bandits... Whoever controls the Baishui River controls half of the money and food. Zhou You was a handyman who sold himself into the camp and did not even have a formal household registration. The lame old medical officer Mr. Cheng held his death contract and taught him how to cut pulses and set bones. He also sharpened him like a knife hidden in the dark. Qi Xuan Gong rewarded him with a sapphire medal, Wang Jue regarded him as a brother, and Su Tan'er blocked a knife for him on the salt boat. But more boats capsized than people capsized on the Baishui River. He had seen too many people turn from guests to dead people in the river overnight. Zhou You doesn't strive for credit, doesn't take the lead, and doesn't take sides. He only does one thing - survive every fatal situation. Then step by step, he climbed to the top of the heads of those who once looked down on him. Ants reach the sky not because of their wings, but because of their broken teeth.