(Rebirth and revenge + business warfare and strategy + emotional redemption + the tide of a changing era)
Luo Zhan, once the leader of the Thousand Gates, was drowned by his beloved sworn brother. When he opens his eyes again, he has been reborn in 2010 as a lowlife swindler despised by everyone.
He has no money, and his enemies already stand at the pinnacle of the age. Though he possesses astonishing insight into human nature, he is trapped in the body of an ant. From street-corner chess games to capital's shadow wars, his unconventional schemes begin with revenge, but end with protection.
A cold, beautiful spy is both the sharpest blade aimed at his enemies and the most painful thorn in his heart. A group of seemingly worthless companions become the only warmth in his cold calculations.
When the ancient wisdom of deception collides with the surging tide of the times, he spends two lifetimes setting an unprecedented trap, not to reign supreme, but to turn the waters of the Thousand Gates that once drowned him into a warm current that nourishes the world.
