Divine Hero

Su QiwenApr 2026

Rating 3.1

Word count: 336K words
Chapters: 64

Summary

Chang Sun Shenying, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, returns home to visit her family, only to be abducted by Gongshu Ming, a traitor of the Gongshu clan, along with the villagers, and transformed into a human puppet. To save her younger brother Chang Sun Zhao, she steals the Yin volume of Que Yi Men and escapes the stronghold, planning to trade the book for her brother's life. During her flight, however, Gongshu Ming hunts her down, forcing her to flee across the sea to Japan with her brother's corpse and the Yin volume, where she encounters the onmyoji Abe. Learning from Abe that onmyoji arts may save her brother, she disguises herself as a shikigami and joins the onmyoji selection trials with Abe, only to be drawn into Ono's conspiracy and have her identity exposed. Yet precisely because of this, the revival of her brother takes a turn for the better.

Editor's review

Su Qiwen twists the Tang bureaucracy, Gongshu mechanism arts, onmyoji magic, and a sea-crossing exile into an ever-accelerating escape line. Chang Sun Shenying is no conventional female official waiting to be rescued; from the moment she is transformed, her scroll stolen, and herself hunted, she is making deals and gambling with her life. The premise of crossing the sea with her brother's corpse is cold and hard enough on its own, lending every subsequent step—disguising herself as a shikigami, entering the onmyoji trials—the weight of a desperate gambit. The novel's appeal lies not in piled-up worldbuilding but in pacing: pursuit, disguise, exposure, and reversal advance layer by layer, while Gongshu Ming's shadow and Abe's ambiguous stance keep friend and foe unstable. It suits readers who enjoy historical suspense and mechanism arts, and those who want a female lead whose story is driven by action and cost rather than romance. Watch for how the meaning of the Yin volume of Que Yi Men shifts as a bargaining chip: it is both leverage and a fuse drawing Shenying into greater danger.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Genre readers who enjoy historical suspense and mechanism-art settings
Readers who prefer female leads advancing the narrative through action
Readers interested in a world blending Tang bureaucracy with onmyoji arts
Readers who can accept dark plot elements and high-intensity pacing

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer light, sweet, or healing stories
Readers sensitive to dark elements such as corpses and transformation
Readers expecting strict historical accuracy or pure historical fiction

Reading tips

Clarify the three-way relationship among the Gongshu clan, the Court of Judicial Review, and the onmyoji trials before entering the escape line
Note how Shenying's situation changes each time the Yin volume of Que Yi Men changes hands—this is key to understanding her choices
Slow down after Abe appears and watch how his attitude toward Shenying's identity gradually loosens
If the pursuit pacing leaves you breathless, pause between chapters to sort out characters' stances before continuing

版权信息
1．天下道化
2．天外来客
3．少年心绪
4．见死不救
5．护佑万民
6．选拔开幕
7．最佳拍档
8．知其何求
9．渠水之德
10．意料之外
11．笼中百灵
12．机关百式
13．调虎离山
14．不速之客
15．以身为笼
16．暴雨梨花
17．暗流涌动
18．天堑难逾
19．月上寒云
20．天干十将
21．青原神社
22．白狐公子
23．飘摇往事
24．记忆永恒
25．心心相印
26．执念凝聚
27．化身为风
28．少卿旧梦
29．梦境夹缝
30．前路漫漫
31．浮生若梦
32．红衣女鬼
33．夜宿静玄
34．朱月现身
35．血色往昔
36．僧与式神
37．知音难觅
38．守护之人
39．花环寄情
40．林中魅影
41．迷途之返
42．虚幻之境
43．山中古村
44．攻防之战
45．残魂之念
46．樱之坠落
47．终结杀孽
48．赤红恶鬼
49．结界大门
50．神笔苍龙
51．炎鬼降临
52．武痴争斗
53．危机解除
54．青丝女鬼
55．小野出山
56．收服琉璃
57．清明大师
58．偷走珠钗
59．缔结契约
60．清明之计
61．灰飞烟灭
62．宫城异变
63．尘埃落定

FAQ

Can I read this without having read the previous book?

From the available material, this book opens directly with Chang Sun Shenying's abduction and escape as the main line; readers can follow her situation to gradually understand the relationships and do not depend on prior reading.

Is the romance line heavy?

The material shows the narrative core is saving her brother, making deals, and escaping; Shenying's relationship with Abe revolves more around identity disguise and the onmyoji trials, and romance is not the main driver of the plot.

Is the ending complete?

The material only states that the revival of her brother takes a turn for the better and does not say whether all threads are resolved. Readers can treat it as a turning point rather than the final answer to every mystery.

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About the author

Su Qiwen Author · China

Su Qiwen is a young Chinese writer and a graduate of the Chinese Department of Liaoning Normal University, and a principal creator of the "Mowu" worldview. Public information about him is limited, and his profile emerges mainly through his works. He began as a novelist, authoring such books as The Ming Dynasty Mechanism, Qilang, The Wooden Kite Blood Droplet, Shenying, Rivers and Mountains, and The Great Eccentric, and he adapted the original novels of Sesame Alley and Gao Daxia's Fiery Years for publication. In recent years he has turned to popular history and historical-style fiction. Thirty of his titles are held in the collection, ranging from dynastic surveys such as Three Hundred Years of the Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty and Four Hundred Years of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty to the "One Hundred Faces" series on the Tang, Song, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, which tells history through portraits of individuals. He also writes suspense and mystery fiction and otherworld fantasy, such as Beneath the Crack. His historical writing emphasizes readability and human detail, using group portraits and cross-sections to sketch an era, and he maintains a steady output between popular history and genre fiction.