He was a graduate student in archaeology, but during a sandstorm he fell into an ancient well. When he woke, he was in Loulan, two thousand years in the past.
In rags and penniless, he was sold as a slave. At the slave market, Elder Qin picked him out at a glance, struck by his clear, steady eyes. At the racetrack, he rode an old horse to victory over a magnificent Xiongnu steed, making an instant name for himself. At court, he debated the ministers with his “Nine Strategies for Trade Routes” and turned the tide.
The Xiongnu cavalry was at the gates, the Kushan Empire watched hungrily, traitors lurked within, and the old aristocracy was striking back. He rose from servant to guest official, then from guest official to chancellor, fighting bloody battles and facing danger at every turn. He fought to the death in the defense of the salt fields, played the zither atop the city wall to drive off the enemy with an empty-fort stratagem, and faced his destiny in a duel at the Spirit Spring.
This is more than a tale of rising from nothing. It is a story of protecting what matters. He is defending a city, and the last hope along the Silk Road after a thousand years.
Blasting sands, flashing blades, political intrigue, love and hatred. A modern soul collides with an ancient dynasty in a stirring tale woven from courage and wisdom.
Loulan will not fall, because he has arrived. Open The Chronicles of Loulan and witness the rebirth of a Silk Road jewel.
