The Special Forces Stablehand Who Became the Great Xia Kingdom's Noble King

Su Lie, a top modern special forces soldier, has his soul transported into a chaotic age and becomes a lowly stable hand on the border of the Xia Kingdom, beaten and bullied at will. The Qiang invaders' massacre leaves an indelible blood debt, his younger siblings are scattered far and wide, and he is humiliated by officers and squeezed by corrupt officials. Yet he believes that heroes rise from humble beginnings, and that kings and nobles are not born to greatness!

After stumbling upon a military treatise on halberd techniques, he adapts ancient warfare with modern special operations tactics. Alongside seven other young men from the lowest ranks, he swears an oath of brotherhood, opens up wasteland, farms the land, and builds fortresses to repel their enemies. His life is marked by three rises and three falls. He first makes a name for himself by crushing the 100,000-strong Qiang army, only to be framed by a prince and treacherous ministers and stripped of his military command. Later, after leading his troops to purge the foreign tribes beyond the pass, he is falsely accused of treason, and his entire family is thrown into the death cells. When a coalition of ten kingdoms invades and the realm teeters on the brink of ruin, he is entrusted with command in its hour of need. He sweeps away the barbarians, conquers the feudal lords, and unifies the Central Plains.

Amid the court's treacherous schemes and the tangled feuds of the martial world, he protects his siblings and followers and looks after the displaced. Born a commoner, he brings peace to a land torn by chaos and ultimately becomes the Xia Dynasty's only king of a different surname.