Zhu Mingyue never expected his life to end with a car accident—nor did he expect to wake up in an ancient world where human lives can be bought and sold like livestock.
Alone, penniless, and trapped in the body of a stunning young man, Zhu Mingyue quickly learns that beauty is not a blessing here. It has a price tag.
Kidnapped by traffickers, sold to a male pleasure house, and then resold before he can even catch his breath, Zhu Mingyue finds himself dragged from one dangerous situation to another. Yet despite his terrible luck, he refuses to surrender. Armed with nothing but his sharp tongue, modern thinking, and stubborn will to survive, he continues searching for a way out.
Along the way, he meets people he cannot understand—like Xu Linguang, the feared and mysterious top courtesan whose rough exterior hides unexpected kindness, and Xie Pei, a silent, starving boy whose cold eyes seem to conceal years of resentment and secrets. Some may become allies. Some may become enemies. Some may become something far more complicated.
Meanwhile, every step Zhu Mingyue takes pulls him deeper into a world filled with poverty, betrayal, family grudges, hidden schemes, and dangerous desires. Just when he thinks he has found a chance at freedom, fate throws him into an even more complicated situation: a forced marriage in a remote village, where escape seems possible—but survival is far from guaranteed.
Will he break free and return to the life he lost?
Can he trust the people around him when everyone seems to want something from him?
And in a world where he has been treated as property from the very beginning, can he ever find a place where he truly belongs?
A gripping historical survival story filled with humor, heartbreak, slow-burning relationships, and unforgettable characters. What begins as a desperate struggle to stay alive gradually unfolds into a journey of healing, revenge, found family, and love. Once you start following Zhu Mingyue’s chaotic adventures, you’ll find yourself laughing one moment, holding your breath the next, and desperately turning pages to discover what happens next.
Because the greatest question is not whether Zhu Mingyue can survive this world—but whether this world is ready for someone like Zhu Mingyue.
