Father, I'm Your Most Filial Son—Why Did You Faint?

Chu Xiu, the sickly Ninth Prince, binds himself to the Filial Piety System to survive—and unleashes a reign of terror disguised as devotion. When his father worries about corruption, Chu Xiu purges the capital overnight. When succession disputes arise, he frames his brothers and sends them into exile. When barbarians threaten the border, he returns with a hundred thousand corpses and the enemy king's skull as a wine cup. Through Emperor Chu Wei's trembling eyes, his harmless son transforms into an unfathomable monster. In the end, the Emperor tearfully abdicates while Chu Xiu ascends the thron…