In the late autumn of the fifteenth year of the Republic of China, something unexpected happened to Shen Ruomei because her father was accused of "collaborating with the enemy." Her loyal servant Chuntao and her coachman Lao Zhou died tragically to protect her. On a rainy night, she met Ling Muyao, who had a scar on his left cheek, and the two embarked on a journey full of crises.
From the explosion of a freighter crossing the Huangpu River at night, to the escape of life and death in the reed swamps of Chongming Island, to the undercurrents of the Wuhan Intelligence Office, they guarded each other amidst the hail of bullets. Ling Muyao protected him with his life, and Shen Ruomei also grew from a weak woman in need of protection to a warrior who can stand alone.
After going through the test of blood and fire, the two silver rings bear witness to their promise to "be together in life and death". Love in troubled times is intertwined with the righteousness of family and country, and they finally find each other's eternal light before dawn.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
