A fever-induced dream sends modern-day Ma Rui back more than two thousand years to the Xianyang Palace. No one can see him or hear his warnings. All he can do is watch as thirteen-year-old Ying Zheng ascends the throne. With powerful ministers closing in, royal relatives plotting in the shadows, and undercurrents swirling through the palace, the young King of Qin quietly lays out an elaborate master plan while everyone underestimates him. As dreams and history begin to overlap, a journey toward becoming an emperor that will change the fate of China is only just beginning.