He won glory for the realm, yet could not protect the one he loved most. He had a heart devoted to saving the world, yet could not heal the wickedness in people's hearts.
Gao Chengyu, the Great Qi Prince of Zhenbei, was both a hero renowned for his military achievements and a thorn in the emperor's side. On the day he returned victorious, an imperial decree of marriage locked him in a gilded cage. On his wedding night, he fled on horseback and ran into the woman who would change his life: Xiao Caier, the people’s "Little Miracle Healer."
His escape from the wedding caused an uproar. The chancellor's daughter turned to hatred out of love, while the crown prince and the second prince saw him as their greatest rival in the struggle for the throne. The court grew treacherous, and the martial world stirred. His mother had died tragically in the Cold Palace, and his brothers hunted him at every turn. Though burdened by a blood feud, he could not bear to see the land shattered and its people displaced, and willingly laid down his sword.
He wanted only to roam the world with her, but the more one wishes for peace, the more trouble comes. He would face the entire martial world alone to protect her; she would step resolutely into the most dangerous political intrigues for his sake. They were each other's only light, saving one another in the darkest hours.
But fate's noose was already tightening. When foreign enemies invaded and the nation faced disaster, he chose to don his armor once more for the people, while her compassion became the deadliest bargaining chip in the hands of his political enemies...
On a snowy night in the northern frontier, he held her as she grew colder in his arms. The Prince of Zhenbei, who could once determine the fate of the realm with a single stroke of his sword, wept for the first time. "If I don't have you, what meaning does this realm hold for me?"
This is a legend of love and sacrifice. Amid the whirlpool of court and martial worlds, it bears witness to how a heart of pure sincerity burns with its final light for family and country.
