Special forces soldier Chen Xiaodao was a master of the ancient martial art Turtle-Breathing Technique. He could hold his breath underwater for twenty minutes, unmatched by anyone. Yet he met his end in an armed swimming competition.
When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into the body of Chen Ergou, a starving teenager in a drought-stricken village in Lingnan in 1959.
His family had nothing. Their fields had yielded no crops, his father had gone out to sea and vanished without a trace, and all that remained were his frail mother and young sister. Going hungry was part of everyday life.
Having just transmigrated, he was confronted by his family's tear-stained faces. Chen Xiaodao clenched his fists. Given a second life, he would never let his family go hungry again!
Fortunately, a Space Exchange System awakened in his moment of desperation!
Rice, flour, cooking oil, meat, candy, Western medicine and other supplies: he could exchange for whatever he wanted!
With the elite hand-to-hand combat and firearms skills he'd mastered as a marine in his previous life, along with his ancient martial arts, Chen Xiaodao quickly made a name for himself in the poor mountain village.
He'd only wanted to protect his family and live in peace, but romance kept finding him. He married his gentle childhood sweetheart, then met a lively young street vendor from Hong Kong.
After a petty villain maliciously reported him, he could no longer stay in the village.
With no other choice, he fled to Hong Kong with his entire family under cover of night.
Starting out as a destitute street vendor in Hong Kong, he entered the underworld, made a fortune in business, joined the police force and crushed every rival in his path, climbing higher with every enemy he trampled.
From an unknown, impoverished young man from the mainland to the very top of Hong Kong, he eventually made the whole world tremble!
Chen Xiaodao smiled around his cigarette. "In this life, all I need is money, family, revenge on anyone who crosses me, and the freedom to live life to the fullest!"
