Transmigrated into the body of Ying Ze, a cousin of Ying Zheng in the Great Qin, he began plotting for the frontier at age nine, debated the Hundred Schools of Thought at thirteen, and earned the title of Champion Marquis at fifteen after defeating thirty thousand troops with just ten thousand. Before his death, Duke Xiao Wen entrusted him with a secret order from the Black Ice Terrace, while King Zhuangxiang clasped his hand and charged him with protecting the young heir. Now Ying Zheng has been emperor for eight years. Zhao Ji’s ambitions are coming to light, and Lü Buwei’s influence is growing. Tan Lang kneels to report: the chief eunuch of the Imperial Academy has defected, and five grandmasters of the Miscellaneous School have infiltrated Xianyang. Standing atop the pavilion, I rest a hand on the hilt at my waist. I saw this coming. I’ve been waiting twenty-one years for this moment.
