Blowing myself up, only to transmigrate to ancient times? After failing to lie flat, this tough guy takes on a chaotic age head-on!
Captured on the battlefield, Xiao Ke refuses to surrender despite the enemy's threats and bribes. He pulls the pin on a grenade and blows himself up rather than yield, proving his resolve. Who could have known he'd transmigrate to ancient times? He soon meets an impoverished county magistrate and thinks he can cling to a powerful patron and lie flat, only to find that this “patron” is all skin and bones, his salary barely enough to tide them over, and even the county office is drafty.
“Great. A mountain crumbles when you lean on it, and a wall collapses when you lean on it!” Gritting his teeth, he switches from “lying flat and giving up” to “hardcore money-making mode.”
He extorts money from crooked merchants and starts businesses. He goes from being one of the “give-up-and-coast crowd,” hoping to eat for free, to a “money-making mogul” forced into action, and then to a “pillar of support in a chaotic age,” protecting the country and its people. He takes a tumble in the fields, pits his wits against corrupt officials, and guides a group of commoners through the turmoil of a chaotic age.
There is passion, tears, sweat, laughter, and joy. Here, he rediscovers the youth he lost, finds a beautiful love, and writes the most authentic tale of a comeback. It turns out that when you get a second life, the best way to make the most of your luck is to become your own hero!
