The Dragon Behind the Glass

Welcome to the companion duology of the Court Chaos Chronicles. Here, power is not measured by blades, but by the cold, calculated manipulation of imperial registries. This high-intelligence mystery features zero romance and hyper-competent characters. Every crisis follows an ironclad linear engine: Discover ➔ Plan ➔ Execute ➔ Result ➔ Aftermath. VOLUME 1: THE CHARCOAL-STAINED DRAGON Before the shadow corridor alliance, a physically fragile Third Prince is held captive by a corrupt shipping guild. Bound by his glass architecture, he alters a single digit on a grain shipping log. Under Haoxian law, this microscopic clerical error frames the guild for Sovereign Embezzlement—forcing the conspirators to ruthlessly destroy themselves out of sheer internal paranoia. VOLUME 2: THE INK-STAINED DRAGON Returning safely behind the fortified gates of Yanxigong, the "Sleeping Dragon" adopts a harmless scholar mask to systematically hunt his unknown kidnappers. Trapped in a defensive minefield, he wages a high-stakes war of wits, balancing rapid-fire investigative deduction and intense philosophical debates to force the culprits to expose themselves through their own spoken words. Watch the clockwork traps close.