Modern sanda champion Yan Qing chokes to death after accidentally swallowing a piece of dragon fruit, then unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites in the Xuanyuan Dynasty. Thus begins her six years as the family’s darling: her four older brothers protect her with their lives, spoiling her into a spirited, charming girl who dares to act on her own terms.
A royal decree of marriage shatters the peace. Emperor Ouyang Ling arranges for her to marry Ye Cheng, the notorious son of the Protector General. Unwilling to settle, Yan Qing flees in men’s clothing, only to stumble across an assassination in the wilderness. Ouyang Ling, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, is surrounded by assassins in black. She uses her sanda skills to beat them back, claims she is an “immortal descended from heaven” to conceal her identity, then strides away, leaving behind half a dragon-patterned jade pendant. The pendant hides a secret and becomes the first hint of their destined connection.
Unable to forget this “unorthodox immortal,” Ouyang Ling follows the clues and uses “recuperating from an injury” as an excuse to stay at the Minister of Rites’ residence. As he clumsily pursues her, he also keeps watch for Ouyang Jing, a prince of a different surname who covets the throne. Yan Qing gradually falls for the emperor’s gentleness and sense of responsibility, but her identity in the martial world is exposed: she is the fearsome “Ghost Immortal Maiden.” Together, they face the undercurrents at court: Ye Cheng’s forced marriage, Ouyang Jing’s poisoning, and Prince Xuan’s rebellion. They also use their rapport and courage to turn the tables time and again amid crises, including an attack on their wedding night, an invasion from the northern deserts, and a spreading plague.
Ouyang Jing remains determined to rebel and lays one trap after another: kidnapping the twins, fabricating the Empress Dowager’s secret past, and faking his death before staging a coup in the capital. To save her children, Yan Qing ventures into danger alone. After falling off a cliff, she encounters a reclusive master and learns peerless martial arts. In the end, she and Ouyang Ling join forces to capture the traitor and put down the rebellion once and for all. Her identity as the “Ghost Immortal Maiden” is revealed to the public, and she is named “Protective Empress.” Together with the emperor, she promotes reforms and benefits the people...
Very interesting hahaha