Dusty Road: The Abandoned Son's Scheme

Shen Yan, a down-and-out modern bookstore clerk, unexpectedly transmigrates into the Great Yong Dynasty, becoming a low-level book repairer and copyist in the muddy alley of the capital. Timid and cowardly, his only obsession is to live a peaceful life, using his glib tongue to avoid all troubles. He thought his life would end insignificantly in the mundane world, but a sudden extortion unexpectedly reveals his hidden identity—the orphan of the former dynasty's Yongning Marquis Mansion, a descendant of a family that was wiped out. At that time, the Great Yong Dynasty was plagued by corrupt officials, imperial clan infighting, and aristocratic monopolies. The prime minister Xie Yunlan, who had overthrown the previous dynasty, held immense power and was determined to eliminate all remnants of the former regime. Shen Yan's whereabouts have been discovered, and peace becomes a luxury. He has no martial arts, no power, no cheat-like abilities—only a modern historical perspective that allows him to see the cyclical nature of power struggles, yet he is powerless to change anything. Forced into the cracks between various factions, driven by his identity and the times, he does not want revenge or power, only to survive. But he is repeatedly crushed by reality, and those around him fall into desperate situations because of him.