Transmigrating to the End of the Ming Dynasty as a Refugee

The end of the Ming dynasty: a landscape like a painting, a setting sun like blood. Rebel bands ravage the land, the Central Plains lie in ruins, and the Manchus beyond the frontier are at the height of their power. The protagonist, on the verge of entering the ranks of the elite, transmigrates into this turbulent era as a destitute refugee. Struggling just to stay alive is hard enough, but he also gets caught up in a shocking secret between the Ming and Qing dynasties, making his already grim fate even worse. Alone and with no one to rely on, he fights to survive, using his wits to escape one calamity after another. After surviving countless near-death experiences, he carves out a place of his own, only to plunge into an icy abyss at the height of his glory...

No far-fetched fantasies. The story strives for rigor.