For a thousand years, the Qin dynasty has endured under forty-nine emperors, while the land of Jiuzhou is stained red.
An unexpected change in fate arrives, and I ascend to the summit to become king.
In the fiftieth year of the First Emperor's reign, the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, met an extraordinary man at Shaqiu Palace, who helped him extend his life by thirty years.
Seizing this opportunity, Ying Zheng purged corrupt officials from the court, divided the realm into Jiuzhou, and seized the fate of the dynasties to come, extending the Qin dynasty's lifespan by a thousand years.
By the forty-ninth generation of Qin rulers, the nation's fate had run out. The people were destitute, the realm fell into chaos once more, and war broke out everywhere.
Across Jiuzhou, various martial arts factions became the centers of power, recruiting soldiers and horses on a massive scale. Some held their own territory, while others vied for the realm.
Tang Lufei, a university graduate without a job, accidentally transmigrates into this world. Along the way, he meets the descendants of all kinds of heroes and renowned martial artists... and begins an exhilarating journey in the age after the comprehensive martial arts era.
“What is the jianghu? Is it fighting and killing?”
“No!”
“Is it human relationships and social conventions?”
“Neither!”
“Then what is it?”
“Of course, it's living happily!”
“But when you're in the jianghu, you have no control over your own fate. How can it be that easy to live happily?”
“That's simple. Just pick up a hammer and pound everyone who makes you unhappy into the ground. Then you'll be happy, won't you?”
“...”
Quotes from Tang Lufei, the Blacksmith King
