Modern office worker Sima Hui opens his eyes to find himself in a world of Wei-Jin aristocratic refinement, saddled with the worst circumstances imaginable: Ling Zheng, an illegitimate son of the second branch of the Duke Ling’s household. His father ignores him, his legitimate mother persecutes him, his legitimate elder brother bullies him, and his birth mother is treated like dirt. A hellish start? He just smiles. With a modern mind, he earns a name for himself through the imperial exams and business. He sees through the power struggles among the great clans and finds a kindred spirit in the heroine. He forms a revenge alliance with Pei Lingyi, the duchess who has lost her only son, and personally presents her with irrefutable evidence that his stepmother murdered the heir. His biological father covets the title? Ling Zheng takes the duke’s adoption papers instead, becoming the rightful heir to the Ling family and shattering his father’s dreams. The court is treacherous, and princes vie for power? He backs the rightful ruler, foils conspiracies on the battlefield, and secures an extraordinary legacy with his distinguished military service.
From the inner chambers to the imperial court, from commerce to the battlefield, Ling Zheng has never been after revenge alone. He will wield the mind of a transmigrator as his sword and his unyielding soul as his fire, carving a path to power for an illegitimate son in an age obsessed with pedigree and aristocratic virtue. In the end, he will claim the title of duke and forge a mighty age of his own.
