[Meticulously researched history] [Epic tale of nation and family] [Eastern mythology] [Dual protagonists] [Tragic and stirring]
In the final years of the Tianbao era, the An Lushan Rebellion erupts, the mighty Tang Dynasty crumbles, and the world becomes a living hell. The civil official Xu Yuan and the county magistrate Zhang Xun receive orders in the face of disaster: with only seven thousand battered troops, they must defend the isolated city of Suiyang against 130,000 rebel soldiers, with their supplies exhausted and no reinforcements in sight.
Fierce fighting at Yongqiu, a great victory at Ningling, and bloodshed at Suiyang! Zhang Xun uses straw men to borrow arrows, while Nan Jiyun cuts off a finger to beg for aid. Through ten months of darkest days, every blade of grass and tree is consumed, and even warhorses are cooked for food. Not one soldier or civilian in the city surrenders. In the end, the city falls, and they die for their country.
The dynasty's fate is all but sealed, and Heaven turns its back on the people. But the righteous spirit of Suiyang's seven thousand loyal souls shakes both heaven and earth! When the spirits of the two loyal heroes enter the underworld, Heaven itself is shaken, and the Heavenly Emperor personally bestows on them the titles of Revered King Baoyi and Revered King Wu'an! Witness how mortals defend Huaxia with their flesh and blood, become the Sacred Kings of Twin Loyalty after death, and receive the incense of the ages without end!
