On a continent called “The Mortal World,” divine weapons choose their masters, and life and death are bound together. The young Ruan Yaoyao stumbles into this world by chance. She intends only to pass through, but becomes entangled in a destiny that will haunt her for half a lifetime.
She meets two extraordinarily gifted young men. One is Shangguan Ya, gentle as jade, dressed in red and carrying an umbrella, with a smile like a spring breeze. Cursed by his family, he is destined not to live past twenty-five. Their first meeting in a maple grove is a fleeting, breathtaking glimpse, yet it plants an undying flutter in her heart. The other is Su Yu Linglong, clad in white as pure as snow, aloof and proud, an unparalleled prodigy of the sword. He is her first encounter and first love. They draw closer amid misunderstandings and pride, only to drift apart as fate quietly intervenes.
Her affections take many turns. She first falls for Linglong, yet in the end she dons a bridal gown and marries Shangguan Ya, the man who won her heart at first sight. Their time together is brief, but brilliant as autumn maples. When the curse finally comes to pass and the young man dies in late autumn, all she leaves behind is this promise: “For all my life, I am only Mrs. Shangguan.”
A century of upheaval later, leaves flutter before the graves of old friends. She meets Linglong again, and they face each other in silence.
Was their love deep, but their fate too brief, or can one never forget? Was it the regret of a first love, or the peace of a love that never wavered? In this world, divine weapons clash, and love and hate blow like the wind. All-consuming longing ultimately becomes a dream in the mortal world, while the years frost over.
