After transmigrating by accident, Xu Xiu finds himself a down-and-out, useless scholar who spends his days drinking and beating his wife.
With barely a thing in the house and no food to eat, Xu Xiu, a man, resolutely takes on the task of providing for the family.
At first, Xu Xiu has no grand ambitions. He just wants to enjoy a quiet life in this ancient world: earn money, buy food, and pamper his wife...
But life is unpredictable. When the powerful oppress him and his family is caught in the crossfire, Xu Xiu draws his blade in fury.
From the moment he draws his sword, Xu Xiu embarks on the path to becoming a pillar of the empire.
He enters the capital, wins the poetry contest and becomes the talk of the city, composes a poem in seven steps in the Golden Throne Hall, quells banditry, drives out the barbarians...
After a long and arduous journey, Xu Xiu's name has become famous throughout the land.
Yet who could know that all Xu Xiu wants is to earn money, buy food, and pamper his wife?