[Parallel-Timeline History] [Slow-Burn Political Intrigue] [No System] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyone Is a Villain] The young general Su Yu returns victorious, dreaming only of marrying the woman he loves and becoming an idle general who spends his days playing mahjong. But his elder brother is framed and imprisoned, and Su Yu himself is thrown into a secret jail. There, he meets a Holy Son of the Heavenly Gate, an expert of the Earthly Gate, an orphan of the Tibetan royal line, a Ryukyuan nun, the Eight Generals of the Thousand Gates, twin courtesans, the Four Great Corrupt Merchants, and other extraordinary people. Together, they play mahjong, battle powerful ministers, search for treasure, travel through five nations, and scheme for dominion over the realm.
Looking back in a sudden moment, truth and falsehood are hard to tell apart, and good and evil are difficult to distinguish. All the bustle and clamor in the world comes down to people chasing profit.
[The story unfolds gradually, with the stakes rising over time]
