He accidentally swallowed an elixir at the end of the Qin dynasty and slept for 827 years!
Zhao Heng, a court physician from the Warring States period, mistakenly swallowed an immortality pill and was buried underground to sleep for centuries.
In the chaos at the end of the Sui dynasty, the shock of Li Yuan's capture of Chang'an woke him. He traded ancient relics for travel money, opened a shop called the Curio Hall in the Western Market, and made a living with the medical skills he had honed over eight centuries.
A bystander to a turbulent age, he treats wounded soldiers, protects spies, and thwarts poisonings. His fingers are stained with blood, but his heart is full of compassion.
A witness to history, he watches the fires of war at Shallow Water Plain, the capture of a king at Hulao Pass, and the bloodshed at Xuanwu Gate, coolly observing the rise and fall of dynasties.
He has no interest in court intrigue and does not alter the official record. Amid the blood and flames of the Tang, he is simply a long-lived doctor who saves lives, one person at a time!
See how a Qin-era survivor puts down roots amid the chaos of the early Tang, holds fast to his principles, and witnesses the blossoming of a golden age!
