She is a revered Buddhist nun, raised beneath a golden Buddha statue, with her heart severed from love.
He is a tyrant who murdered his father to seize the throne and bathed the imperial city in blood, yet he alone dares not set foot in the Jialan Temple where she lives.
Until he returns from leading a campaign, gravely wounded, and is carried into the temple.
She tends his wounds. When he opens his eyes, his first words are, “You’re finally willing to see me.”
It turns out they were husband and wife in a previous life. She died for her country, and he became a demon for her.
In this life, she cultivates Buddhism while he cultivates demonic power. They are fated to be at odds.
Night after night, tormented by nightmares, he calls her by her childhood name: “A Si, stop chanting sutras. Chant my name instead.”
She closes her eyes and recites the scriptures, tears falling onto her prayer beads.
In the final battle, his army is defeated and surrounded. She comes wearing armor and stands before him. “This time, let me protect you.”
Pierced through the heart by ten thousand arrows, she smiles and says, “If Buddha won’t save you, I will.”
Holding her in his arms, he laughs through bloodied lips. “A Si, you saved me, and I saved you. Now… we owe each other nothing.”
