Wei Li, a junior office worker just starting her career, stumbles into a quaint new world steeped in ancient charm. On her first day there, her husband dies a violent death. With no idea where to go or what to do, she refuses to let her fate slip out of her control. Through determination and careful investigation, she explores the wonders of this world and forges her own path through life.
Disguised as a man, she heads to the Western Regions to trade, where an exotic foreigner is as tender as water.
She infiltrates a military camp and uncovers the general’s unspeakable secret.
It turns out that scholars are indeed the most heartless people in the world.
