Thirty-two-year-old office drone Li Manman accidentally falls into the Xia Dynasty, where he takes the place of the fallen young general Bai Buzhe and carries on living.
He wants nothing more than to return to his homeland, but he discovers that the way back is gone.
Over the next eight years, he builds up the army, pacifies Loulan, secures the southern frontier, drives back the Xiongnu, and establishes the Eight Passes. He protects the Xia Dynasty and ushers in an age of peace and prosperity, while raising an overlooked prince to become a benevolent ruler.
Just as everything reaches a perfect conclusion, that door opens.
He has no choice. It is simply time.
Theme: Amid the ebb and flow of fate, make peace with past hurts, support one another, and lay old grief to rest.
