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The Investiture of the Gods is a 1990 Chinese shenmo television series written by Bing Tian, Gu Hanchang, Ouyang Yuping and Yu Youchen. The television series are based on the classical 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods) written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing.

Set in the 1930s, “Fortress Besieged” follows the misadventures of Fang Hung-chien, a bumbling everyman who wastes his time studying abroad, and secures a fake degree when learning he has run out of money and must return home to China. Fang was the son of a country gentleman. A marriage had been arranged for him while at university, but the intended wife died before he could see her.

Lake, a sixth grade pupil, is facing severe exams, and his parents have always been strict in discipline, so he can only study at home, and cannot go to the vast world to play with the children. On this day, Lake was punished by his mother, and he was so angry that the toy Rubik's cube vented his anger. Unexpectedly, the Rubik's Cube that was hit actually emitted light, and became bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a tall and straight skyscraper. By accident, Lake broke into the Rubik's Cube Building, saw the fragile and beautiful Glass City, the Children's Kingdom ruled by children, and also experienced fierce wars in the Insect Kingdom. His adventures go up to the sky and into the earth, and surprises come and go, but how will he find his way home?