Conquering That Black Lotus

Gu Tang is intelligent, handsome, and physically strong, but his childhood was unfortunate. His biological father died early, and with a stepfather came a stepmother. At a young age, he was forced to become the lackey of the wealthy young master, Jiang Huaisheng. His beautiful and fragile, dodder flower (a metaphor for a weak, dependent woman) mother tearfully said, “Mom is useless, Xiao Tang, you have to listen to your stepfather.” His elite stepfather coldly and arrogantly told him, “Your reason for existence is to be a good dog for the young master.” (Literally a dog, in the physical sense.) Having lost his father’s protection, Gu Tang grew up in a distorted family environment, changin...