Jin Xiaoshui's father was a master bronze cauldron maker, ordered by the Empress to craft a golden cauldron for Prince Huashun, who had cultivated immortality and ascended. It was meant to celebrate the prince's great achievements, but the Empress ultimately had him executed. Jin Xiaoshui and her brother became street urchins and eventually died in a ruined temple. Reborn, Jin Xiaoshui resolves not to waste another life. She will keep her father alive and uncover the Empress's plot.