Chronicles of Burning Embers, Part One: Tang Embers: Smoke over Haidong

During the Kaiyuan era of the Tang dynasty, Deng Zifeng, a transmigrator who knows how history will unfold, hopes to prevent the collapse of the flourishing age, but becomes trapped in a deadly crisis. He meets Kibi Sakurako, the daughter of a Japanese noble family torn by inner conflict, and the two become bound together by fate. They witness Japanese forces resorting to any means to steal the Tang dynasty’s secrets of power. Hunted in a chain of attacks by shadowy figures, they are forced to bear false accusations and flee west in a desperate journey with almost no chance of survival.

Crossing Hexi and fleeing through the Western Regions, they see the people’s lives ruined by frontier commanders bent on endless war. They also discern the immense threats posed by the eastward advance of the Arabs and the northward expansion of Tibet. From the shores of the East China Sea to the remote Pamir Mountains, they risk their lives to uncover the true dangers hidden beneath the splendor of a golden age.

This is a lament and a stirring tale of ordinary people, seeking a glimmer of hope for civilization’s survival in the crossfire of imperial struggles. A work that rekindles the fire of reflection amid the ashes of history, it tells a legendary story of loyalty, betrayal, and steadfast resolve.