Dream of the Red Chamber: A War God from the Start, I Inherit a First-Rank Marquisate in the Capital

Gu Xiao, a top mercenary known by the codename “Xiao,” brought his deadly skills with him when his soul transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty.

He became the sole surviving heir of the Gu family, a clan whose members had been dukes of seven kingdoms and whose generations had all been loyal heroes.

The court was rife with intrigue. The Gu family had been targeted because its achievements threatened the throne, and Gu Xiao was secretly fostered in the household of Lin Ruhai, the Salt Commissioner in Jiangnan. There, he grew up alongside Miss Lin as a childhood friend.

He had hoped to spend his days listening to music and brewing tea, but corruption in Jiangnan’s salt trade was rampant, and assassins closed in at every turn.

“If the rules of this Great Qian leave people no way to live, then I’ll use my blade to make new ones!”

He reformed the salt trade, executed corrupt officials, and trained a private army!

Years later, Gu Xiao wore the Northern Goose Saber at his waist and battle-scarred armor on his back. He stormed the gates of the capital and inherited the title of First-Class Marquis of Dingjun!

At the Rongguo Mansion, facing the Jia family and their endless schemes, he drew his blade with a cold laugh. “You dare bully a woman I’ve set my sights on?”

In court, facing a suspicious emperor and a power-hungry retired sovereign, he entered the palace armed. With 300,000 cavalry surrounding the imperial city, he declared, “Your subject Gu Xiao requests that Your Majesty abdicate!”

From Jiangnan’s salt trade to the Great Qian court, Gu Xiao trod over the bones of the corrupt nobility, built a military regime, and seized imperial power!

I, Gu Xiao, will claim all the power in this realm, and protect every beauty in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber!