In the blood-soaked chaos of the late Tang, Huang Chao dies and the realm falls apart! Lin Yan is forced to kill his own maternal uncle and offer up his head.
Surrounded by predators eager to devour him, Lin Yan endures humiliation and lies low, even accepting their jeers that he is a "sweaty-clothes" coward. Watch as he conceals his strength and bides his time, taking each careful step through a world in chaos. He secretly builds up troops and arms, pushes through bold reforms, and gathers refugees to lay a foundation, struggling for a sliver of survival between the warlord domains.
Political maneuvering is his blade, patience his armor! Watch Lin Yan take the pieces in hand and break the deadlock as the realm crumbles, fighting for a chance to survive and stake his claim to rule it all.
