Liang Wan is a witch regarded as a good-for-nothing. In a feudal age of chaos, she meets the mysterious strategist Yin Hao and begins a life on the run. Along the way, Liang Wan suffers physical and emotional abuse, and gives her heart to the wrong person. But her witchcraft, the mysterious Daoist arts of yin and yang, together with Yin Hao's help, allows her to grow amid love triangles and dramatic rivalries.
In a military world where ranks run from soldier to junior officer to general, she gradually realizes her worth and ultimately becomes a revered female general.