Grand General Hawthorne was framed by conspirators, his meridians crippled, and locked in the Imperial Prison for three years. While imprisoned, he received guidance from a martial grandmaster, awakened Primordial Vital Energy, and made tremendous progress in his cultivation. Upon release, he traveled to Sterling Manor to dissolve his engagement, and treated Lady Mina who had been poisoned and left disabled. Learning his sister Lila Hawthorne was being persecuted by Crown Prince Chandler and was about to be publicly humiliated, Wren Hawthorne intervened forcefully at the Eastern Palace banquet, stunning all attendees and earning the respect of the King of the Northern Steppes. He followed the trail of evidence, exposed Madam Lane's poisoning plot one by one, and uncovered the high treason case where the empress and crown prince were secretly amassing troops to stage a Palace Coup during a royal sacrifice ceremony. In the end, Wren Hawthorne joined forces with Princess Celeste Chandler to suppress the palace rebellion, clear his name, receive a royal marriage decree, guard the northern border, and secure peace for his entire family.
