With a lively, twisting plot and a lighthearted, witty style, this story presents a startling chapter of history steeped in blood and tears.
In the final years of the Qin Dynasty, the construction of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum is nearing completion behind its beautiful walls. The overseers and guards continue to subject the laborers to inhuman control and horrendous punishments, burying countless innocent lives at the worksite, while they enjoy peaceful, carefree days and indulge in the freedom of their own minds. The young general Fan Li falls in love at first sight with Jiang Shuyao, a female painter, and meets her in secret again and again. The veteran general Chunyu Biao schemes every which way to steal her away. Deputy general Han Zhu pursues Chunyu Biao's daughter, Chunyu Jiao, with all his might, but Chunyu Jiao is consumed by her love for Fan Li. Deputy general Wu Tianyi, who is deeply devoted to Fan Li, does everything he can to protect Jiang Shuyao. The battle for love is complicated, deadlocked, and bloody, with the goodness and evil, brilliance and darkness of human nature woven throughout...
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