Princess Su Li of the fallen Li Kingdom uncovers a horrifying secret behind her elder sister’s marriage alliance with the Qiujing Kingdom. Refusing to be used as a pawn and sent to Qiujing herself, she chooses to flee. Along the way, she is rescued by Xiao Ziye, the god with the most unusual divine power in the celestial realm, and his two attendants.
Fate has other plans, however: the person Su Li is to marry is Lin Xiao, Xiao Ziye’s disciple. To prove the innocence of both Qiujing and his disciple, Xiao Ziye takes Su Li with him to Qiujing to investigate the truth. But they stumble upon a shocking secret, unraveling one deception after another as the truth comes to light… and all the evidence points to the celestial realm!
Xiao Ziye: “No one has ever touched me without being reduced to ashes. You’re the first.”
Su Li: “I want to go to Qiujing with you…”
Lin Xiao: “Master, since when did you take on an attendant? Don’t you dislike having attendants?”
Su Li: “So you never believed me from the start. Because you’re master and disciple, you were so eager to prove his innocence…”
Lin Xiao: “So you’re the fiancée I was supposed to marry.”
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