The Scholar of the Courtyard

Yang Xiaotao wakes up in a body that isn't his—beaten, broken, and left for dead in a Beijing courtyard full of scheming neighbors. Transmigrated into the cutthroat world of 1960s China, he quickly learns that survival means outsmarting the 'beasts' who killed his predecessor. Armed with knowledge of the original plot and a sharp mind, Yang must navigate factory politics, neighborhood intrigue, and the dangerous game of staying alive in a courtyard where kindness is weakness and every smile hides a knife.