Guan Shanhai’s voice reverberated throughout the entire imperial city, from aristocrats and ministers down to commoners. Upon hearing the name “Meng Junzi,” everyone shuddered involuntarily. Even children learning to read and write in private schools had heard of the name.0

The Meng Family’s Old Ancestor had once contended for supremacy against the Jiang Family. Although the Jiang Family ultimately triumphed and established Great Xia, the Meng Family was unlike the vanquished clans of previous dynastic struggles that were purged and wiped out. On the contrary, the Meng Family had flourished, becoming the number one ancestral clan of Great Xia.1

While this was in part due to the Jiang Family’s Old Ancestor cherishing past ties, more importantly, it was because the Meng Family held deep foundations.0

The Meng Family originated from the Great Yu...0