A Life Hangs in the Balance

Xu Yingchi has served as a scribe in Qingshan County for seven years, and for seven years he has also cultivated his fate. In others' fate palaces, a figure growing to one zhang is considered a deep foundation. But in his fate palace kneels a hundred-zhang giant, identical to him in face and feature. Ninety-nine iron chains bind the giant's limbs, preventing him from borrowing even the slightest power. That is, until a fire at the river granary kills a porter, leaving behind an eight-year-old daughter. When Xu Yingchi examines the belongings, the lock that has been silent for seven years lights up for the first time. He only meant to secure a meal for the child, but his investigation uncovers a traitor within the granary, soldiers beyond the county walls, and old secrets hidden within himself. With each loosening of the lock, he grows stronger. And the one who locked him away finally realizes that the child from back then is still alive. — Description from novelcodex.org