In the eighteenth year of the Suide era, the Redflame Marquis died in his fiefdom. His cruelty had sparked numerous uprisings during his lifetime, all brutally suppressed by his subordinate lords. With nothing to fear, the Redflame Marquis imposed crushing taxes and levies, indulging in the utmost extravagance. His death sparked an even greater rebellion. This time, it was led not only by slaves and commoners, but also by his former subordinate lords, who coveted the marquis’s title. Qin Yuan, the protagonist, wins the people’s support and, aided by a mysterious figure, ascends to the pinnacle of the mortal realm.
