The Hidden Dragon Returns to the Clan

After eighteen years among ordinary people, Xie Zhou is brought back to the top-tier Xie family. Outsiders think he has been reunited with his family and will rise to prominence from then on. In truth, the family is simply gathering its bloodline together. He is welcomed only with cold stares, exclusion, and layer upon layer of restrictions. He is relegated to the remote western courtyard and looked down on by the main branch. The family head treats his own grandson like a chess piece. Beneath the family's grand facade, undercurrents and schemes are everywhere. No one knows that, in the face of adversity, he has spent three years lying low, and will continue to do so... He stays patient and watchful, building up his strength. He won't fight for a moment's glory; all he wants is to put down steady roots. The factions within the Xie family are locked in constant power struggles, with interests tangled like a deep-rooted web. It seems that a shocking secret lies hidden within the family. Now that he has entered this sprawling mansion, he won't let anyone manipulate him. Amid the cold stares, he will quietly gather strength and peel back the layers of conspiracy, carving out his own path to success amid the family's strife.