The Beginning of Despair

Meng Qing’s life took a sharp turn for the worse after he stumbled upon a scandalous affair. The quiet monotony of his eighteen years ended abruptly with a chance encounter that led to a brutal attack, leaving him bloodied and fighting to survive. Lying helpless in the underbrush, clutching a sleeve-crossbow as his last line of defense, his eyes still burned with fierce determination. He vowed that this would be the only time he would ever be at someone else’s mercy. Years later, though, he came to understand that this traumatic event was only the beginning of his troubles. It set off a chain reaction, putting him on a path from which there was no escape. As he moved through the dark and treacherous landscape of his new reality, Meng Qing began to piece together the mysteries behind that fateful encounter, only to realize his troubles were far from over. The true horror was still ahead, and he would soon face an unrelenting series of trials that would test his resolve and push him to the very limits of human endurance.