Legend of the Salt Smugglers

In the late Tang Dynasty, the prolonged and brutal struggle between the authorities and private salt smugglers over the profits from salt grew ever fiercer across China.

A lowly county yamen clerk was drawn into this brutal struggle when he tried to rescue his cousin, who had been selling illegal salt.

He saw through the true nature of the conflict and spotted an opportunity to change his fate.

Resolutely, he set out to achieve his dreams, gradually making a name for himself in the deadly trade of illegal salt.

But all manner of schemes, betrayals, vendettas, and conflicts, accompanied by bloodshed and turmoil, began to come hurtling toward him.

Still, he pressed steadily onward with resilience, using his wisdom and candor to overcome the countless dangers and hardships along the way...