A Concubine's Son Among the Kingdoms

Transmigrating into the Spring and Autumn period as a concubine-born son, Li Chengxuan awakens to find poison already seeping into his lungs. The royal shaman raises his sword to perform an exorcism—if he opens his eyes, the poison will finish him; if he stays unconscious, he will be declared a demon-possessed corpse. Reciting half a chapter of the "Nine Songs," he brings the entire courtyard to their knees. From that day on, everyone whispers that the Third Young Master is the reincarnation of the Cloud Lord, blessed with innate wisdom. The legitimate heir offers him a wine vessel and gestures for him to take the seat of honor. Li Chengxuan declines with practiced ease, but catches the flicker of displeasure in the heir's eyes. His eldest half-brother watches him in silence for a long moment, as if seeing through the act, yet says nothing. They are all waiting for him to pick a side. And he is waiting too—for the one moment that no one can stop.