The Drifters' Society

In the vast wasteland of Qianzhou, displaced people gather into the Qiliu Society, sustaining thousands through gourd contracts, yet surviving by the cruel old beggar rule of harming children. A Shi, son of a fallen scholar, is trapped within. Resourceful and resolute, he resolves to abolish the evil rule. Joining forces with A Sui, a blind literate beggar, and Scarface Seven, a tormented patrol leader, he promotes work-for-food and confronts the chief leader Chen Laogan, splitting the Qiliu Society. Famine sweeps the prefecture, and the authorities watch covetously. A Shi leads a group of drifters to reclaim wasteland far away, enduring hardships in pursuit of a new life. There is no perfect good law in the world; both factions cling to their own ways of survival. Smoke rises from the wasteland—they have finally found a way to survive without harming their own kind. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Drifters' Society — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠