Novel Summary
This is a completely behind-the-scenes story; please do not read if you dislike this kind of content.
Reborn into another world, Sun Haoyang became the eighteenth prince of the Great Feng Dynasty.
His maternal clan was lowly, and he was an insignificant prince. In this martial arts world where grandmasters were as common as dogs and celestial beings dominated the world, all he wanted was to survive.
Fortunately, the annual check-in system arrives as scheduled.
While others diligently practiced asceticism, he simply signed in.
Celestial guardians, master assassins, divine weapons and mythical beasts, elixirs and treasures... there are new surprises every year.
On the surface, he appears harmless and is recognized as an "invisible figure" in the palace, but in reality, he uses the power of signing in as an invisible force.
Inside the palace, the commander of the Jingjun (a type of military unit) was his man, and he guarded Yonghe Palace with impenetrable security.
Outside the palace, the reclusive sect patriarchs bowed to him obsequiously, and the influence of the martial arts world spread like a spider web.
In the imperial court, the ministers of the six ministries were his moles, and the upright officials who dared to speak out obeyed his orders.
In the army, all the generals of the capital garrison and the border guards were his confidants, and the empire's elite troops were all under his control.
Even the most respected royal uncle was one of his most deeply hidden pawns in his game of divination.
He ruthlessly orchestrates events, rewarding those who comply and punishing those who resist. Anyone who might pose a threat to him will "accidentally" disappear.
When the emperor was critically ill and the princes were fighting tooth and nail, they were horrified to discover—
That eighteenth brother, whom they had never taken seriously, had quietly seized control of the entire empire's lifeline without them even realizing it.
Sun Haoyang slowly emerged from the shadows, surveying the chaotic court, and chuckled softly:
"You have fought so hard for this throne. Why don't you... let me sit on it?"