Archaeologist Ye Linyuan transmigrates into the body of a refugee. From the start, he witnesses a powerful minister slaughtering disaster victims, then hides in a ruined temple and finds a jade pendant that saves his life.
With reforms to the imperial examinations imminent, he plays the pig to eat the tiger, using modern knowledge to turn his fortunes around.
On the road fleeing famine, he meets Shen Wanqing, a peddler posing as a traveling saleswoman. The two join forces to take on one challenge after another.
He exposes exam fraud, battles powerful ministers, and earns the title of provincial graduate, as court politics grow more perilous with every step.
Gu Heng is obsessed with cultivating an evil art. Ye Linyuan uses science to shatter superstition.
From refugee to chief minister, he blazes through an exhilarating rise to power, laughing as he takes on the ancient bureaucracy.
