The taxes and taxes in Northern Xinjiang were chewed into bones by powerful officials, and the border guards became tigers with broken backs. When Chen Huai'an came out of the mountain holding the secret contract hidden before his father died, the knives of the world's forces were already at his throat - some wanted to tear him up to seize the secret contract, and some wanted to let him drain the last bit of blood from the imperial power... Everyone wanted to tear the secret contract into a stepping stone and crush the last trace of the imperial power's dignity. He originally wanted to protect the tranquility of Northern Xinjiang, but he was forced to become a target in the world's chess game - some wanted him dead, others wanted him alive. The dynasty is about to fall, and the secret contract hides not only the death of power, but also the life of the people. But who could have expected that this man who "protects the land means he protects the people" would eventually crush the secret contract into a flame of war, or fight for peace? "Fate wants me to guard the northern border as a chess piece, but this is not the world I want. The wind and sand have buried my father's bones, and I don't want to be meat on the chopping board. The imperial edict cannot protect the border people, and the military salary cannot feed myself. I want to tear apart this snare, let the beacon fire burn all over the rotten sky, and strive for life for the world!"
