A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1900 to 2026

Chen Yan is middle-aged, his career has ended in failure, and his gold-digging wife has kicked him to the curb, leaving him with nothing. Just as he has nowhere left to turn, the rusty bronze pipe with its broken mouthpiece, left behind by his grandfather, unexpectedly awakens when touched by his blood. From then on, he can travel freely between the modern metropolis of 2026 and the chaotic late Qing era of 1900. One world is modern, bustling, and ruled by cutthroat capital. The other is the dark late Qing, with a shattered land, brothels and hidden vice, corrupt officials and local tyrants, and foreign powers running rampant. He trades lighters for gold, anti-inflammatory medicine for antiques, and cheap everyday goods become hard currency in times of chaos. He becomes a middleman between two worlds, quietly amassing a fortune and keeping his strength hidden. In the late Qing, he sees the dark underbelly of society, where decent women are forced into prostitution and power is traded for sex. With a martial arts progression System, he grows stronger step by step, wipes out local thugs and tyrants, and protects the beautiful women caught in the chaos. In the modern world, he keeps a low profile and plays the pig to eat the tiger. Surrounded by a gorgeous female CEO, a top-tier star, an erudite teacher, and a pure-hearted college student, he turns around and gives his ex-wife and everyone who looked down on him a taste of face-slapping, stirring up the worlds of capital and ancient martial arts. A bronze pipe in one hand, spanning a century of time. Rising from desperation and keeping his heart true in the darkness, See how Chen Yan travels between two worlds, trades goods across time, subdues a chaotic era with his martial arts, dominates the city with his wealth, and becomes the unknown supreme ruler of both worlds!