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Synopsis

This is an alternate history. Decades after the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the world is still in chaos, although there is hope for reunification.

Of poor background, Jiang Zhe, styled Suiyun, has finally, after ten years of hard work, passed the imperial examinations and become a scholar within Hanlin Academy. Unwittingly, he becomes involved in the succession dispute of the Great Yong Dynasty. He faces conspiracies and machinations and countless battles of strength and wits. Intending to avoid court politics, he ultimately has no choice but to become involved. With no alternative, Jiang Zhe can only follow the crowd, joining the chaotic political turmoil. In this conniving world, he uses his intelligence and knowledge to provide for himself and his companions a stable environment to survive.

Watch nations fall, great men rise, and supreme martial artists kneel before the quiet whispers of a frail, unassuming scholar.

Chapters237

  1. Chapter 1, Prologue
  2. Chapter 2, Volume 1, Chapter 1: A Destitute Scholar
  3. Chapter 3, Volume 1, Chapter 2: Attaining Top Marks in the Imperial Examination
  4. Chapter 4, Volume 1, Chapter 3: Hanlin Academic
  5. Chapter 5, Volume 1, Chapter 4: Appreciating Art, Overturning Injustice
  6. Chapter 6, Volume 1, Chapter 5: Battle Over the Heir Apparen
  7. Chapter 7, Volume 1, Chapter 6: Yong Envoy, the Prince of Qi
  8. Chapter 8, Volume 1, Chapter 7: The Floating Fragrance Pleasure Boa
  9. Chapter 9, Volume 1, Chapter 8: Duel of Words at Bright Moon Pavilion
  10. Chapter 10, Volume 1, Chapter 9: Military Retainer
  11. Chapter 11, Volume 1, Chapter 10: A Campaign of a Thousand Li
  12. Chapter 12, Volume 1, Chapter 11: Scheming Against One Another
  13. Chapter 13, Volume 1, Chapter 12: Chained Malicious Strategies
  14. Chapter 14, Volume 1, Chapter 13: One Song to Force Suicide
  15. Chapter 15, Volume 1, Chapter 14: Shattered Jade, Submerged Pearl
  16. Chapter 16, Volume 1, Chapter 15: Preparing to Build a Secret Camp
  17. Chapter 17, Volume 1, Chapter 16: Great Upheaval Cometh
  18. Chapter 18, Volume 1, Chapter 17: A Loyal Spirit becomes Distant and Indistinc
  19. Chapter 19, Volume 1, Chapter 18: The King of Southern Chu Declares Himself Emperor
  20. Chapter 20, Volume 1, Chapter 19: The Strategy to Invade Southern Chu
  21. Chapter 21, Volume 1, Chapter 20: Profiting from Others' Misfortune
  22. Chapter 22, Volume 1, Chapter 21: Learning the Truth
  23. Chapter 23, Volume 1, Chapter 22: Jianye Falls
  24. Chapter 24, Volume 1, Chapter 23: Becoming a Captive
  25. Chapter 25, Volume 1, Chapter 24: Distant Journey of a Thousand Li
  26. Chapter 26, Volume 1, Chapter 25: Arrival at the Yong Capital
  27. Chapter 27, Volume 1, Chapter 26: Unceasing Repercussions
  28. Chapter 28, Volume 1, Chapter 27: Appreciating Snow, Composing Poetry
  29. Chapter 29, Volume 1, Chapter 28: Extreme Disappointmen
  30. Chapter 30, Volume 1, Chapter 29: A Matter of Life and Death
  31. Chapter 31, Volume 1, Chapter 30: Tiger's Wind, Dragon's Cloud
  32. Chapter 32, Volume 2, Chapter 1: The Legend of Fengyi Sec
  33. Chapter 33, Volume 2, Chapter 2: Presenting the Lord with Three Stratagems
  34. Chapter 34, Volume 2, Chapter 3: Prelude to the Storm
  35. Chapter 35, Volume 2, Chapter 4: Old Friends Reunited
  36. Chapter 36, Volume 2, Chapter 5: A Nimble Chess Piece
  37. Chapter 37, Volume 2, Chapter 6: A Top Level Operative
  38. Chapter 38, Volume 2, Chapter 7: Bright Future Prospects
  39. Chapter 39, Volume 2, Chapter 8: The Magnificent Feast at the Start of Spring
  40. Chapter 40, Volume 2, Chapter 9: Exhibiting Martial Arts and Comparing Skills
  41. Chapter 41, Volume 2, Chapter 10: Heart Belongs to Another
  42. Chapter 42, Volume 2, Chapter 11: Moving According to One’s Benefi
  43. Chapter 43, Volume 2, Chapter 12: Plotting a Trap
  44. Chapter 44, Volume 2, Chapter 13: Guests Come to the Cold Courtyard
  45. Chapter 45, Volume 2, Chapter 14: Breaking a Destined Marriage
  46. Chapter 46, Volume 2, Chapter 15: Unaware of the Oriole Behind
  47. Chapter 47, Volume 2, Chapter 16: Hanging in the Balance
  48. Chapter 48, Volume 2, Chapter 17: Disturbances Behind the Scenes
  49. Chapter 49, Volume 2, Chapter 18: Snatched from the Jaws of Death
  50. Chapter 50, Volume 2, Chapter 19: Secret Discussions in the Pavilion
  51. Chapter 51, Volume 2, Chapter 20: Chasing Over a Thousand Li to Kill
  52. Chapter 52, Volume 2, Chapter 21: Bloody Battle Beside the River
  53. Chapter 53, Volume 2, Chapter 22: Southern Chu Envoy
  54. Chapter 54, Volume 2, Chapter 23: Returning Home with Honor
  55. Chapter 55, Volume 2, Chapter 24: Laying a Trap to Hun
  56. Chapter 56, Volume 2, Chapter 25: Caught in a Dilemma
  57. Chapter 57, Volume 2, Chapter 26: The Princess of Jingjiang
  58. Chapter 58, Volume 2, Chapter 27: Passing Judgment on the World
  59. Chapter 59, Volume 2, Chapter 28: Marrying Couples
  60. Chapter 60, Volume 2, Chapter 29: The Shadow of the Waning Moon
  61. Chapter 61, Volume 2, Chapter 30: Silencing Witnesses
  62. Chapter 62, Volume 3, Chapter 1: Hidden Waves Surging
  63. Chapter 63, Volume 3, Chapter 2: Repeated Abuses of Power
  64. Chapter 64, Volume 3, Chapter 3: Flattery
  65. Chapter 65, Volume 3, Chapter 4: Shadows of the Pas
  66. Chapter 66, Volume 3, Chapter 5: Preparing the Bai
  67. Chapter 67, Volume 3, Chapter 6: Guest from the Eastern Sea
  68. Chapter 68, Volume 3, Chapter 7: Lifting Heavy Weights Easily
  69. Chapter 69, Volume 3, Chapter 8: A Grandmaster Pays a Visi
  70. Chapter 70, Volume 3, Chapter 9: Heaven Startling Misconduc
  71. Chapter 71, Volume 3, Chapter 10: Vicious and Merciless
  72. Chapter 72, Volume 3, Chapter 11: The Secret of the Devil Sec
  73. Chapter 73, Volume 3, Chapter 12: Ultimate Rupture
  74. Chapter 74, Volume 3, Chapter 13: Sovereign of the Concealed Star Branch
  75. Chapter 75, Volume 3, Chapter 14: A Bloody Night in Chang’an
  76. Chapter 76, Volume 3, Chapter 15: The Divine Prestige of a Monarch
  77. Chapter 77, Volume 3, Chapter 16: Tangled and Complicated
  78. Chapter 78, Volume 3, Chapter 17: Each with Their Own Thoughts
  79. Chapter 79, Volume 3, Chapter 18: The Yong Emperor Returns to the Capital
  80. Chapter 80, Volume 3, Chapter 19: The Princess’s Secret Remonstration
  81. Chapter 81, Volume 3, Chapter 20: Layer Upon Layer of Heavy Sins
  82. Chapter 82, Volume 3, Chapter 21: A Sudden Change in the Situation
  83. Chapter 83, Volume 3, Chapter 22: The Fengyi Sect’s Plo
  84. Chapter 84, Volume 3, Chapter 23: What Else Cannot be Endured?
  85. Chapter 85, Volume 3, Chapter 24: Prepared for Everything
  86. Chapter 86, Volume 3, Chapter 25: Missed the Decisive Opportunity
  87. Chapter 87, Volume 3, Chapter 26: Escaping the Hunting Palace
  88. Chapter 88, Volume 3, Chapter 27: Blood Splatters the Imperial Residence
  89. Chapter 89, Volume 3, Chapter 28: Panicked Cherishing Fragrance
  90. Chapter 90, Volume 3, Chapter 29: Overt and Covert Messengers
  91. Chapter 91, Volume 3, Chapter 30: Mobilizing Troops to Rescue the Emperor
  92. Chapter 92, Volume 3, Chapter 31: The Prince of Qi’s Methods
  93. Chapter 93, Volume 3, Chapter 32: Demonic Shadow and Rakshasa
  94. Chapter 94, Volume 3, Chapter 33: Heaven Shaking Reversal
  95. Chapter 95, Volume 3, Chapter 34: Fierce Fighting at Dawn’s Fros
  96. Chapter 96, Volume 3, Chapter 35: Affection as Deep as the Ocean
  97. Chapter 97, Volume 3, Chapter 36: Retreating to Advance
  98. Chapter 98, Volume 3, Chapter 37: Using Blood to Atone for Transgressions
  99. Chapter 99, Volume 3, Chapter 38: This Regret, Interminable
  100. Chapter 100, Volume 3, Chapter 39: Unceasing Repercussions

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