The 108 Heroes of Wagang: Return to the Tang

In 581 AD, Yang Jian replaced the Zhou with the Sui, bringing the realm under initial control. At the time, Wagang Stockade in Dong Commandery was no more than an ordinary gathering of outlaws. But one man's arrival changed its fate forever. He called himself "Chen Xuan". His origins were unknown, but he knew the events of the next thousand years. He often let strange words like "internet," "nuclear bomb," and "mobile phone" slip into conversation. No one understood him, but his predictions always came true, and he repeatedly saved Wagang from danger.

In 618, the Sui fell and the Tang rose. Thanks to Chen Xuan's plans, all 108 Wagang heroes joined the Tang without a single casualty. Impressed by his talent, Li Shimin wanted to appoint him as a military strategist, but Chen Xuan declined. "I do not belong to this age." He then revealed the truth: he came from 2025 AD, 1,400 years in the future, and had transmigrated here by accident during a quantum experiment.

More astonishing still, Chen Xuan possessed a secret art. On every full moon night, he could open a "Gate of Time and Space" and take people back and forth between the Tang dynasty and the modern world. The Wagang heroes were skeptical at first, but when they saw towers reaching the sky, iron birds flying overhead, and devices that could carry voices over a thousand miles, they were so stunned that they fell to their knees.

Over the next twenty years, the 108 heroes took turns traveling between the two worlds. They feasted in Chang'an and ate hotpot in Shenzhen. They used Wagang military tactics to help modern businesses with management, and studied English on smartphones to prepare for the imperial examinations. Cheng Yaojin loved watching short videos, Qin Qiong was obsessed with shopping online for weapon models, and Luo Cheng stayed up until the early hours binge-watching shows every night.

In the fourth year of the Zhenguan era, Chen Xuan received an imperial order to marry Princess Changle, Li Lizhi. On their wedding night, he brought out a diamond ring and a wedding dress. The princess exclaimed, "These are more beautiful than any pearls or jade in the world!" Li Shimin granted all of Wagang permission to settle at a villa on Mount Zhongnan, and also bought a skyscraper in Shenzhen, naming it Wagang International Tower.