The Eastern Depot's Last Purple-Robed Guard

Xiao Chen, who grew up eating at the homes of many families, lands by a twist of fate in a position of power as a Purple-Robed Guard in the Eastern Depot of the Great Ming Dynasty.

But fate plays cruel tricks: his true identity turns out to be that of a fugitive from a major case in the previous dynasty.

Caught between loyalty and the vendetta of his family, Xiao Chen struggles to choose.

"Call me cruel if you want, or vile if you must. As long as the people of this realm have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, with food left over at home, does anything else really matter?"