During the Jingyuan period of the Great Xia Dynasty, the ninth prince Xiao Jingyan was reborn on the eve of his death and returned to the age of fifteen. In his previous life, he was framed and died unjustly, and his dynasty was on the verge of destruction. In this life, he no longer wants to be a pawn at the mercy of others.
He solved the prince's frame-up in advance, volunteered to go to the south of the Yangtze River to provide disaster relief, exposed the shady story of corruption, and saved thousands of victims with flood control methods. On the way, he met Shen Qinghe, the daughter of a reborn general who also bore a bloody family feud, and the two formed an alliance. Personal bodyguard Zhao Wuxie hides the secret of the former dynasty's life experience. Liu Ruyan, the owner of the intelligence building, has a vacillating position. Zhou Boheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, is cunning and cunning, and the forces from all sides in the court are undercurrent.
From the floods in the south of the Yangtze River to the wars in the north, from the intrigues in the capital to the settlement of old grievances from the previous dynasty, Jamel Xiao holds the memories of his past life in his hands, navigating conspiracy and betrayal step by step. The young man plays chess and fights in troubled times and dangerous situations, vowing to reverse the fate of Daxia's overthrow.