In his previous life, his country fell and his family was destroyed. Xie Jinglan held the border to the bitter end, only to be betrayed by his close friend Lu Zhixuan, who stole his military talisman and heavenly book. He died full of hatred. Reborn in a single day, he returned to ten years earlier, to the moment when a poor youth enlisted and his fate began to change. In this life, he wields the Military Talisman Heavenly Book, masters the way of talismans, commands battle formations, and tempers himself in blood and iron. He will repay the humiliation of Blackstone Valley a hundredfold. He will purge the rot at the border and restore military discipline. And he will settle accounts with every traitor from his past life, step by careful step. Talismans are his weapons, the land his game board, and his flesh and blood the shield that guards the nation! He seeks not only vengeance, but also peace for his family and country, and a defiance of fate! Watch as Xie Jinglan rises from a poor foot soldier to become a peerless borderland general, conquering the world through the way of talismans, guarding the land and bringing order to the realm as he rewrites the fate of an entire dynasty!
It reads like a fantasy novel, but has the flavor of an orthodox martial arts novel.
The pace is fast and the subject matter is novel