[Rebirth · High Martial Arts · Political Intrigue · Ascension]
At his sixtieth birthday banquet, his entire clan is sentenced to death.
The one who orders his execution is no political rival, but his closest friend, the man who shared a jug of wine with him in their youth: Zhou Dewu, emperor of the Great Zhou.
When Xiao Yu opens his eyes again, he is back at the age of twenty.
In his previous life, he won half the empire for the dynasty, was made a Pillar of the State, and rose to the highest ranks of court. In return, he got Yuan-Locking Powder, a Meridian-Sealing Formation, twelve iron rings clamped around his meridians, and the sight of his son dying before his eyes.
In this life, he will serve no emperor.
He will not guard the borders for kings and nobles, nor throw his life away for brotherly loyalty. Starting over as a nobody in the rebel army, he will hide his edge, build his strength, and watch this game with cold eyes...
Zhou Dewu is still the Zhou Dewu of that year. But Xiao Yu is no longer the same Xiao Yu.
