Everyone dreams of rising to the top and securing a glorious future. Yet those coveted positions are few and f…
Everyone dreams of rising to the top and securing a glorious future. Yet those coveted positions are few and fiercely contested. Merely reaching such heights is challenging enough—staying there is an even greater test. So when Jin Lanke was backstabbed by his deputy, he actually felt a sense of relief. At last, he could lay down his armor. He faked his death and slipped away, giving up everything. All that was left was freedom: the freedom to live like a mountain hermit, chopping wood, herding horses, tending a garden; the freedom to follow his own heart, playing chess, fishing, and playing the flute. To him, this was how life was meant to be.