Shen Ruyin transmigrated into the body of a capitalist’s daughter who was about to have her home raided in 1966.
Fortunately, she had an ancestral jade pendant with its own hidden space, as well as a mind that stayed calm under any pressure.
After secretly moving her family’s heirlooms overnight, she cut ties with her past and headed to the northwest, where she became the “wife” of Battalion Commander Zhou Chengyu in a marriage of mutual understanding. He needed a wife to get through an investigation; she needed the protection of a military family identity. A perfect arrangement, with each getting what they needed.
She thought she could keep her head down and get by, but soon discovered that this northwest military camp was no ordinary place.
Why did the mice’s eyes glow green? Why did they dig up a metal plate marked with mysterious symbols in the middle of the night? And why had her husband’s exploration team disappeared without a trace at Hongya?
Worse still, Battalion Commander Zhou, usually so quiet, was looking at her with increasing intensity. “Shen Ruyin, let’s build a life together.”
Feeling the slight swell of her belly and looking at the ancestral jade hairpin growing hot in her hand, she knew her peaceful days were over.
Deep in the Kunlun Mountains, a three-hundred-year-old secret of the Shen family was calling to her.
And the shadow of foreign forces was already closing in.
[Reading guide]
1. A cool-headed, rational heroine × a steady, dependable officer; a marriage that turns to love as they stand together through hardship
2. Life in a military family in a bygone era + mild sci-fi mystery, with the mystery-solving plot running throughout
3. The heroine has a golden finger, but uses it cautiously; the focus is on surviving through intelligence
4. A journey from self-preservation to protecting others, and a resilient love story on the Gobi
