Wei Yanwan, a high-profile female official in the palace, fell from the clouds due to an elaborate frame-up, became a prisoner, and was sent to a cold place to die. In a desperate situation, a mysterious note became her only chance of survival, guiding her on a narrow escape path.
Ling Yunche, a young general after the famous general, encountered a strange ambush on the battlefield in southern Yunnan, was seriously injured and was on the verge of death, and was even labeled as a traitor who "supports his own troops with self-respect". When he struggled to survive, he discovered that his father's death in battle and his own attack were all related to a "Purple Flame Chasing Yan Pei" that symbolized supreme imperial power.
The gears of fate bite again in the dark night. Wei Yanwan, who was on the way to escape, and Ling Yunche, who was pursuing the truth, unexpectedly reunited on a smuggler's ship that concealed weapons and secrets. From the palace to the arena, from the powerful to the private lords, a huge web of conspiracy slowly emerges - the man behind the scenes is actually the younger brother of the current emperor, Prince Hong Zhou! He framed Zhongliang, poisoned the prince, and attempted to usurp the throne. Wei Yanwan and Ling Yunzhe were just two pieces in the chess game that had to be eliminated.
There are chasing troops in front and a snare behind. They are forced to join hands and flee in the shadow of the Empire. From vigilance to trust, from use to deep love, in the tests of life and death, the two broken souls warmed each other and forged a bond that transcended life and death. They sneaked into the Longtan Tiger's Den, looking for irrefutable evidence, and vowed to fight their way out of this cannibalistic world to avenge their father and clear their name!
However, when they finally had the evidence to overthrow the traitor and prepared to die together in the Golden Palace, they found that they had been involved in a bigger storm - a conspiracy to change imperial power.
