Rusty Heart Enters the Orifice

In the apocalyptic dynasty where Yan Shu is king and flesh and blood are used as firewood, Su Yansheng, an orphan from Rusty Water Lane, has only two wishes: to cure the metal corrosion on his right arm and live past the age of twenty. Until that day, he felt a beating heart at the bottom of the dirty river. It was rusty and cold as iron, but it penetrated into his chest like a living thing, replacing the originally weak heart. Overnight, he heard the wail of metal, the murmur of iron figurines, and the heavy breathing of giant weapons deep beneath the dynasty. What's even more frightening is that he discovered that this "rusty heart" was actually growing slowly - stretching out metal filaments to wrap around his bones, rewriting his bloodline, and dragging him toward the abyss that was neither human nor iron. The pursuit of the Iron Guards, the wooing of the rebels, the coveting of the black marketeers, and the guidance of the mysterious beggar followed one after another. Only then did Su Yansheng realize that what was beating in his chest was one of the seven "living hearts" forged by the first generation Yanshi, a taboo item that could subvert the dynasty. "Either become the new god, or become the next piece to be dismantled." In this apocalyptic world where the boundaries between flesh and blood are blurred, the young man covered his gradually cooling chest and tightened his grip on the rusty oil lamp in his hand. He wants to ignite this long night with a heart of scrap iron.