The Rogue Official of the Northern Desert

One drunken night, street vendor Chen Ye tumbles into a freezer and wakes up as the deputy magistrate of Yunmo County—a desolate frontier outpost with no grain, no troops, and no future. The locals chew sand sagebrush to survive while bandits circle like vultures. Armed with nothing but street smarts and his secret chili sauce recipe, Chen Ye transforms this wasteland into a booming trade hub: spicy cakes become currency, pepper bombs scatter horse thieves, outlaws turn into loyal guards, and "Mobei Red" sauce conquers markets across the empire. But when the capital's elite brand him a shamele…