Nangong Mudan, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is relentlessly pursued by the crown prince, who is in love with her despite her lack of interest. She has no intention of currying favor with the royal family and turns him down repeatedly, provoking the jealousy of his cousin, the crown princess. The cousin secretly plots against her and kills her. Her wandering soul attaches itself to a thorny plant in the wilderness, transforming her into a rose spirit. With her soul incomplete and her spiritual essence faint, she finds refuge on Silver Moon Fox Island, where Bai Yu, the fox clan’s second young master, takes devoted care of her, teaching her and playing music with her beneath the moon. Though Rose has no interest in romance, she deliberately avoids the second young master’s affections. But fate has other plans. Even after she cultivates diligently for years and reaches the Deity Transformation Realm, she cannot escape the ties of her destined tribulation of love. From a pampered peony to a lonely rose in the wild, she wanders the path of immortality and falls into several fated, ill-starred romances, embarking on a long and painful journey of love and cultivation.
