A candid, straightforward female coroner meets the cool and aloof yet kindhearted commander of the Southern Guard Command after a murder case. She assumes they will never cross paths again once the case is closed, but the wheels of fate have already begun to turn. As they investigate one case after another, the two go from being at each other’s throats to admiring one another, and finally to pledging their love for a lifetime. But fate is unpredictable. Yu’er’s biological father turns out to be Shen Aotian, the Peacock King who once shocked the imperial court. Bearing the blood feud of her family, how will she bridge the seemingly insurmountable divide between herself and the son of her father’s killer? Can they break free of their shackles and be together at last?…