In 1937, Peiping fell. Meng Shuying, a talented woman from Fu Ren, was ordered to move south together with the stern archaeologist Gu Yanzhi to protect the national treasure. Pretending to be a business traveler, outsmarting the Japanese invaders, a "Gong Kao Ji" hides secrets, measures the size of artifacts, and also measures the bottom line of protection. When "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" imitates one's life hanging by a thread, Gu Yanzhi's blood stains his clothes, and Meng Shuying embarks on her final journey alone. In the smoke of war, love is not salvation, but a shared responsibility to protect the five thousand years of cultural heritage, tempering the most tenacious brilliance in the broken mountains and rivers. What they protect is not only the artifacts, but also the immortal soul of the nation.
