I’m a martial arts grandmaster, transmigrated into the body of a wastrel crown prince about to be deposed.
From the start, I’m cuddling and flirting with the most beautiful woman in the realm, while my father-in-law storms in with a knife. Five imperial brothers are sharpening their blades, all waiting to see my head roll.
My instincts from my past life help me dodge a lethal strike, but I know that unless I show what I can really do, I won’t last three days.
I win debates at court, whip the army into shape, expose spies, and straighten out the salt tax. I race ahead so fast that my imperial brothers turn green with envy.
But I gradually realize that the taciturn old eunuch beside me, “Eunuch Yun,” always saves me without a trace when it matters most. The way he looks at me isn’t like a servant looking at his master. It’s more like… family?
The day my identity is exposed, he covers my escape and is surrounded by the Imperial Guards.
Three days later, his head is hung above the city gate.
I kneel before the gate, coughing blood as I swear: Li Tiance! I’ll remember this day!
Five years later, my father is gravely ill and near death. I don’t want to see him. But when he reveals the truth, I finally understand:
My mother, father, and uncle had spent twenty years paving a path for me to survive.
“It’s better for you to hate me than to spend the rest of your life feeling guilty…”
At that moment, I fall to my knees and weep.
Later, I defeat the princes, destroy three kingdoms, and drive out the barbarians, becoming an emperor for the ages who unifies the realm.
Two flasks of wine are always kept in the courtyard, saved for the two people dearest to me.
