“To serve as an official, become the Commander of the Imperial Guard; to take a wife, marry Yin Lihua.” Young Liu Xiu voiced the simplest of ideals for his life. But dreams don't always come true, and it seemed as if his transmigrated self had been set on this path from the start. What is the truth behind it all? What is the origin of all things? Can history be deliberately rewritten? And who is pulling the strings?