Murong Yuyan, orphaned daughter of Princess Yongning of the previous dynasty, was born carrying the Shennong Token, also known as the Mystic Healer Token. She inherits the secret legacy of her maternal clan and excels in both medicine and poison, as well as lightness skills. Hunted from the capital to the storm-lashed northern frontier, she sheds her innocence and awakens through love and pain into a formidable heroine. She must uncover the thousand-year-old secrets of her maternal clan and use the Shennong Token as a key to unite Eastern and Western wisdom, revive the old homeland, and embark on a westward journey across the desert. Tuoba Qinglan, once a hostage from the Central Plains and afflicted by Gu poison, falls deeply in love with Yuyan after she saves him. Through the infighting among the Northern Di tribes and the khan’s obsession with his idealized beloved, he is forged into the Wolf King who will eventually rule the grasslands.
Su Muyan, head of the Jiangnan Su family, is a silent protector working behind the scenes. He uses his family’s power to shelter Yuyan from danger, searches for medical texts, and dispatches guards, hiding all his deep affection behind restrained greetings like, “Are you well? What do you need?”
Can Tuoba Qinglan’s ambition to become Wolf King keep him going until the woman he longs for returns? Will Su Muyan’s quiet devotion win him a chance to stand by her side, or will he have to let her go? The two male leads’ passionate rivalry, the thousand-year-old mystery of the maternal clan, and the uncertain balance of power across the land all hang at a crossroads of fate. This love and redemption spanning mountains and rivers must reach an ending no one can foresee amid flashing blades and clashing civilizations.
Another tangled thread surges beneath the surface: the crazed and obsessive Tuoba Hong, haunted by his mother’s humiliating past as the daughter of a Goguryeo leader, sees Tuoba Qingyue as both his only light and his prey. He weaves a cage from his twisted love, yet becomes an uncontrollable variable in the whirlpool of political schemes. Qingyue bears the secret of old grievances between the khan and Princess Yongning, and struggles between family feuds and personal feelings, unknowingly drawing in the forces of three factions.
Oh my god, it's so beautiful. It didn't sound obvious at first, but when I asked for an appointment, especially between a man and a woman, the feelings expressed were not explicit but surprisingly beautiful, and [smirking] I understood. Not vulgar
What a treasure book, the more you read it, the better it gets. After I finished listening to the previous one, I just played it without taking it seriously, as long as there was a sound. As a result, the more I listened to it, the better it sounded.