The City on the Desert

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits. For generations, the Qi family guarded the kingdom's border fortress. But in a fierce struggle involving family spies and a neighboring small state, they were stripped of their power by a rival clan and slaughtered to the last, as the enemy sought to march on the capital and seize the throne. The Huangfu royal house, too, stood on the brink of collapse. Qi Yongfeng, the protagonist, had grown up far from home after his mother took him away. Now he must shoulder the historic burden of restoring his family, defending the border, and saving the royal house. A bloody storm is inevitable. See how Qi Yongfeng breaks through this desperate predicament…