Wandering in the Red Pine Forest

All he wanted was a quiet life with brush and ink—until war tore his family apart and left him with nothing. Forced onto the cultivation path against his nature, this reluctant scholar thought he'd finally found peace under a powerful patron's wing. But destiny has other plans, and the heavens delight in shattering illusions. When fate twists again, he's thrust into chaos that will test whether a man of letters can survive a world built on the sword.