After returning from Leicheng, Wu Xie, the "Reboot Xie," was at death's door, his strength spent. Just as his life was fading, he was unexpectedly reborn in Changsha during the Republican era. The Old Nine Gates were only beginning to rise, the mystery of the mines was just emerging, and Japanese forces were lying low in secret. It was a turbulent time, fraught with danger. Wu Laogou was still a spirited young man, Zhang Qishan was caught up in the mystery surrounding a train, and Er Yuehong was worried about his gravely ill wife, Ya Tou. None of the tragedies had happened yet.
With decades of tomb-raiding experience, a clear understanding of the Old Nine Gates' rise and fall and his family's fate, and a body still under the effects of Qilin Jie, middle-aged Wu Xie conceals his identity and slips into the current of history disguised as an antique dealer from out of town. He is both an observer and a defier of fate. He means to quietly make up for past regrets and save the lives of those he cares about, including Ya Tou and Hei Bei Laoliu, while preventing the Old Nine Gates from eventually falling apart. He must also confront the conspiracies earlier than before, uncover the secrets beneath the mines in advance, join forces with Zhang Qishan and Xie Jiuyе to thwart the Japanese, and stand against the various factions lying in wait.
This time, he is no longer the "naive" one who needs protecting. With the "script of the future" in hand, he is a strategist who plans every move. He makes his mark in the clashes at the Crescent Hotel, solves mechanisms and reduces casualties while exploring the mines, and plants warnings for the future with Wu Laogou and Xie Jiuyе... Using his wits to stir up the Old Nine Gates, he rewrites the fate of his family and his era through his actions. Yet he knows that the ultimate secret of "It" must wait for his future self to uncover.
