One Tree, Nine Branches, Each with Something to Lean On

**In the tenth year of the Republic of China, a down-and-out young man making a living by "writing letters for others" amid the chaos of a turbulent era finds himself pursued in turn by five women, each with a mysterious past and exceptional skills. He wants neither an empire nor to be a hero. But when the Beiyang Government tries to use "marriage" to annex the nine southern provinces, he realizes that none of these five blossoms can be taken away from him.