After dying as a special forces captain, Shen San wakes up tied to a horse, kidnapped by bandits, and sentenced to have his heart ripped out—only to accidentally romance the terrifying bandit queen, uncover a conspiracy, survive an assassination plot, and get promoted from hostage to mountain boss in a single night.

Now rival gangs want him dead, traitors are hiding inside the stronghold, and every decision somehow leads to more violence, more chaos, and more responsibilities than he ever had in the military.

Most people need years to build a criminal empire. Shen San needed one sword, one crazy night, and a mountain full of bandits desperate enough to make a former special forces captain their newest boss.