In the third century BC, the world was in chaos. The Qin State is like black water flowing eastward, unstoppable, and vows to complete the great cause of "the completion of six kings and one in the world". This turbulent era witnessed the rise and fall of two young people with completely different beliefs.
Li Xuan, a scholar of Qin who came from a poor family, firmly believed that "unification" was the only destiny to end the war. Relying on the wisdom of Legalism, he joined the Qin court and assisted the first emperor in clearing the monarchy and establishing the system. He was promoted from a humble official to an important minister in the nine ministers, and became the founder and defender of the imperial order. He enforced the rule of law with iron-blooded tactics, but behind the empire's strength, he personally planted the seeds of tyranny.
Han Fang, the orphan of a Korean nobleman, saw his homeland being crushed by the Qin army's cavalry, and his home turned into scorched earth. He gave up his comfort, turned into a ranger, gathered the survivors of the Six Nations, and established the "Spark" organization. Taking chivalry as his banner, he vowed to fight against the cruelty of Qin Fa, becoming an avenger in the shadow of the empire and a guardian of the cultural fire.
From the bloody storm of the Qin Dynasty's pro-government, to the cultural catastrophe of Li Si burning books and harassing Confucian scholars; from the grandeur of Afang on the Great Wall, to the despair of the garrison soldier Chen Sheng. Li Xuan's ideals became disillusioned during the Sand Dune Incident, and Han Fang's revenge calmed down when Xianyang City was destroyed. This book interweaves the two-line narrative of the Qin Dynasty's rise and fall for more than twenty years, and deeply explores the order of "mandate of destiny" and the freedom of "humanity", as well as the heavy price paid for the rise of the empire.
