"Even with my eyes closed, I am still watching you."
Those were Cao Cao's final words to Sima Yi before he died.
He never imagined that they would come true in another way.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died of illness in Luoyang. His soul endured, transmigrating to the third year of Zhangwu and taking over the body of Liu Shan, who had just lost his father and ascended the throne.
A seventeen-year-old body, a sixty-six-year-old soul.
Everyone thought the new emperor was a useless fool. Zhuge Liang believed he needed guidance, Li Yan thought he could be controlled, and Wei Yan thought he was no match for anyone. Meanwhile, Sima Yi, far away in Luoyang, had already sent his spies into the supply lines for Shu Han's southern campaign. He thought Cao Cao was dead, and no one in the world could see through him anymore.
They were all wrong.
The Emperor's Eye awakens: discern loyalty and tell at a glance who is faithful and who will betray you. Mind-Reading Shards: catch someone's strongest thought in three seconds. Imperial Might: in a fit of rage, make rebels kneel on the spot.
Armed with thirty years of experience surviving the chaos of his previous life, the art of imperial rule, and complete foreknowledge of future history, Cao Cao begins his second game of chess.
Only this time, the board is Shu Han, his opponent is Zhuge Liang, and his ultimate nemesis is still Sima Yi, pretending to be a harmless nobody in Luoyang.
Kongming, it's been a while.
Zhongda, I have returned.
