[Feel-good power fantasy] [Harem] [Bandit-style nation building] [Dynastic power struggle]
Chen Xuan, a retired frontier soldier king, transmigrates into the body of a useless fool who’s been thoroughly played by a gold-digger!
His elder brother’s five taels of silver in death benefits have been stolen, his only remaining family, his sister-in-law, has been drugged and abducted, and he’s about to be sent off to serve as a substitute conscript and die in someone else’s place.
In these chaotic times, a commoner’s life is worth less than grass!
With nowhere left to retreat, Chen Xuan can only carve out a path in blood.
He slaps the fake innocent to the ground and cripples the local bully with a kick...
But even his two fists are no match for the tyrannical Li family. To protect his sister-in-law, he joins Golden Snake Stronghold, whose motto is “rob the rich to help the poor,” and earns the position of third-in-command through sheer strength.
He leads his brothers in wiping out the Li family, shoots the county yamen’s chief officer with an arrow, ambushes over a hundred government troops on a snowy night, and cuts off the county magistrate’s son’s ear before sending him back with a message.
The authorities are furious and send Huo Ting, a famed general from the frontier, along with three hundred elite soldiers to hunt him down in the mountains.
Chen Xuan abandons the stronghold and retreats deep into the mountains. Using guerrilla tactics, he keeps them at bay for half a month and wins despite being outnumbered.
After facing off across a stream, Huo Ting withdraws his troops of his own accord, leaving behind a single remark: “This man is a born general.”
From then on, Golden Snake Stronghold becomes famous for miles around, and the common people flock to join them.
Chen Xuan drills his troops, crushes the local power brokers, and opens the granaries to feed the people. From a mere commoner, he rises step by step to become a new king ruling his own territory.
But in these chaotic times, how many people’s paths will a commoner claiming the throne block?
Court conspiracies, frontier armies, betrayal from those at his side... The real battle has only just begun.
But Chen Xuan doesn’t care. He has loyal brothers willing to risk their lives for him, a sister-in-law to warm his bed, a female bandit leader to shield him from arrows, and the daughter of an official to help him plan...
A blade of grass becomes a towering tree.
A nobody claims the throne. Who can stand against him?
