Fang Tengwu and Bai Qu were tossed into a river in wooden tubs. They knew they had been abandoned, but they didn't care, because the people who took them in treated them very well.
That happy life came to an end when Fang Tengwu was fourteen. While he was in the mountains hunting, raiders from beyond the frontier slaughtered his village. His family, friends, and the person he loved were all killed, with the exception of a few people who had gone up the mountain with him. After saying goodbye to the survivors, he set off for the capital to enlist in the army. He would avenge his family and friends.
On the way to the capital, Fang Tengwu met Bai Qu, who was heading there to sit the imperial examinations. The two hit it off at once...
During a trip to the capital to report on his work, Fang Tengwu discovered the truth about his birth: he was a prince, and Bai Qu was his full younger brother. Fang Tengwu felt as if his world had collapsed all over again. In a daze, he returned to the city he was stationed in. From then on, he never went back to the capital to report, and, not knowing how to face Bai Qu, he cut off contact with him. Years later, he finally came to terms with it. The royal family hadn't been there when he was in danger, so he might as well consider himself no prince at all. But only a few days after reaching that conclusion, he died in battle... When Bai Qu attended Fang Tengwu's funeral, Fang Tengwu's deputy general gave him the letters containing the secrets of his birth...
“Two male leads, but this is not a gay romance! Not a gay romance!! Not a gay romance!!!”
