She was once his sword, cleansing the palace gates in blood and conquering the northern frontier for him.
On the day he ascended the throne, he promised her a phoenix coronet and bridal robes, and a share in his empire.
But in the blink of an eye, another woman took the empress's seat, and her military authority was stripped away. His final military order lured her into a death trap, where countless arrows pierced her heart.
She was the God of War of Nansang, yet in the end, she lost to the emperor's schemes.
At the Battle of Wuxia Valley, her entire army was wiped out, and her heart and spirit were shattered.
When she opened her eyes again, she was a soul clinging to life inside the northern ruler's tent, having narrowly escaped death.
Her old enemy, Yuwen Qize, leaned down, his voice seductive. “Stay alive, and watch with your own eyes as the person who betrayed you pays the price.”
Everyone thought she would become a demon of vengeance and set the two nations ablaze with war.
But with the hand that once wielded a sword, she picked up a brush to reshape the land...
