Chapter 1 The Beginning

Intro: The Great Ming, plagued by internal strife and external threats at the end of the Jiajing era, found itself mired in a quagmire. Whether by the pure or the corrupt, the empire's foundations could not be prevented from crumbling. Beneath the looming clouds, a mere attendant in the Hanlin Academy, armed with a masterful scroll of Qingci, arrived in the turbulent year of 1566!