Li Sheng, an elite special forces soldier, travels through time to the Great Liang Dynasty, only to become a worthless gambling addict who is about to sell his breathtakingly beautiful wife to a brothel to pay off his debts! His new life begins in hell: his family has nothing, local bullies come knocking, and his desperate wife attempts to take her own life. Li Sheng tears up the contract selling her, then cuts off his own finger to make an example of himself! If this world leaves him no way to survive, he'll fight his way through with his fists! With his right hand, he uses combat skills to hunt bears and kill tigers, striking fear into the locals. With his left, he masters sugar refining and steelmaking, bringing an overwhelming technological advantage and amassing a fortune that rivals a nation! From a disgraced lowborn scoundrel to a man wielding power over the entire realm, watch as he embraces beauty, crushes his enemies at every turn, tramples the heads of the powerful, and ultimately claims the throne!