Bandit of Chang'an

Li Zhen, a descendant of the imperial clan reduced to commoner status, gets caught up in the struggles between Chang'an's many factions while searching for the truth behind his mother's murder more than a decade ago. He navigates among martial sects, great clans, the Empress's secret guards, the Li Tang imperial house, the Wu family's allies, and Tibetan spies. Amid deception and open power struggles, he gradually grows, makes close companions, and builds a faction of his own.

But after going to great lengths to finally uncover the truth, he discovers that right and wrong are absurdly tangled. He has no choice but to make his final decision...