A jade pendant engraved with Qin seal script sends the soul of a history graduate student into a parallel-universe Qin dynasty, where he takes over the body of Fusu, the First Emperor’s eldest son.
It is the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor’s reign. Dark currents swirl beneath Xianyang, and the plot that will lead to the Dune Incident is already taking shape. Living under Fusu’s identity, he is well versed in the Qin people’s language and customs, eating millet porridge and roasted meat as he carefully navigates the conventions of the era. With his modern knowledge, he refines salt and improves ironmaking, using the profits from salt and iron to build a power base. He also wields his knowledge of history like a blade, unraveling Zhao Gao and Hu Hai’s deadly schemes.
He witnesses firsthand the First Emperor’s ambition in unifying the six states and his concern for the people’s livelihoods. He reveals the true role of the strategists of Guigu, restoring the reputation of the man history calls a “tyrant.” He secretly joins forces with Meng Yi and wins Li Si over, while quietly bringing seemingly unrelated figures, from a humble drink seller to a silent bodyguard, into his fold, laying the groundwork for a reversal of fate.
This contest in a parallel universe will not disturb the course of history in the original world. But in Fusu’s name, he will bring down treacherous foes and ascend the throne, writing a legend that overturns destiny beneath the moonlight of the Qin Empire.
