Thrown into a chaotic era at the edge of a crumbling empire, Lu Tu wakes up in the war-torn borderlands of the Great Yu Dynasty. In a land ruled by blades and blood, lawlessness reigns and danger lurks behind every corner.

The dynasty is still reeling from a brutal succession war, rebel armies rise by the day, and marauding horsemen from the north lay waste to everything in their path. To bolster the frontlines, the government rolls out a shocking policy—every unmarried man is to be assigned a wife.

By sheer luck—or fate—Lu Tu is paired with the daughter of a legendary general, a noblewoman from one of the Eight Pillars of State. With a powerful bride at his side and chaos on every front, Lu Tu begins his ruthless rise through the ranks. In a world that respects only strength, he’ll carve his legend with steel.

Action, politics, war, and reluctant romance collide in this explosive saga of rebirth and conquest.