Lin Yan, a master of history and archaeology, accidentally fell into a rift in time and space while conducting archaeological research at the Qin Terracotta Warriors Pit, and landed naked in the Lishan wilderness in the 26th year of the First Emperor. Unregistered, unarmed, and without a backer, he was trapped in the strict laws of the Qin Dynasty, where refugees abandoned the market and struggled to survive. Relying on his proficiency in Qin history and modern knowledge to reduce dimensions, he rose from a prisoner on death row to a palace official in Xianyang, and faced Qin Shihuang, the emperor of the ages. He deconstructed the shortcomings of Qin's laws with legal analysis, used science to expose the illusions of the alchemists, and relied on prediction to avoid the court's murderous intentions. However, he was deeply involved in the game of imperial power, factional strife, and the undercurrent of the throne. When the historical fate of the Sand Dune Change and the chaos of the world approached, Lin Yan, who had modern knowledge in hand, made a difficult choice between protecting the First Emperor's legacy and saving the common people. At the end, he sees through the rise and fall of the monarchy and the torrent of history, uses a Qin ruler to measure the world, understands the genius and loneliness of one emperor throughout the ages, and completes the ultimate redemption and enlightenment of the time traveler.
