As soon as Yang Xiu transmigrates, his imperial uncle usurps the throne. With blood staining the court, he flees for his life and ends up in a remote border town where three kingdoms meet. Thanks to the quick wits of a transmigrator, he transforms himself into the unruly little tyrant of a city that answers to no one.
To reclaim the kingdom he lost, he moves between the three kingdoms of Dayan, Xiqi, and Beihu, ingratiating himself with all sides and thriving wherever he goes. He takes bribes, demands favors, and stops at nothing, a true rogue of the chaotic age.
"Xiqi wants to cross our territory? Three hundred Ferghana horses and five hundred sets of rattan armor. Not one item less!"
"The Beihu caravan is begging to enter the city for protection? Leave half your goods behind, and the beauties... ahem, I suppose I'll graciously take them in!"
"Dayan's military strategist has been waiting outside the city for three days? Tell him to wait another month. He thinks he can sit down to dinner with me after bringing just a thousand sets of armor? No chance!"
By the time all the factions have been fleeced down to the last scrap of wool, this guy has quietly grown into a regional overlord!
