Du Qingtang, the legitimate daughter of a Ministry of Rites official in the Great Zhou dynasty, learned superb medical skills from her maternal grandfather, an imperial physician. But her stepmother’s pressure repeatedly left her facing unwanted marriage arrangements. While fleeing one such marriage, she accidentally finds her way to a Buddhist retreat where Mo Yunyuan, heir to the Marquis of Jingyuan, is recovering from an injury. Her medical expertise lets her recognize his old wound, and the two share a brief, unforgettable encounter. When a strange illness breaks out in the capital, Du Qingtang risks her life to treat the sick, but her stepmother tries to stop her. Mo Yunyuan invites her to help contain the epidemic in the name of the marquis’s household, and the two gradually fall for each other as they work to save lives. When the border crisis worsens and Mo Yunyuan is dispatched to war, tragic news suddenly arrives. Disguised as a man, Du Qingtang travels a thousand miles to find him. With her medical skills and intelligence, she not only saves the badly wounded heir but also exposes a conspiracy between court officials and foreign enemies. From the herbal fragrance of the Buddhist retreat where they first met to the border battlefields where they share life and death, a gifted healer and a god of war weave a beautiful love story that transcends social standing and serves the people.
