The heroine, Tian Xi, was born to a merchant family. After a sudden calamity destroyed her home and family, she and her mother were left to depend on each other, and she became a girl of the alleys. Pure and respectable, she was no woman of the demimonde. In a turbulent age, she relied on her intelligence and courage to become a formidable queen of the underworld, rising head and shoulders above the rest and earning a fearsome reputation. (Republican-era setting, multiple heroines, wish fulfillment, male-oriented)
