It is a story about choices and costs.
Under the threat of a decadent empire and powerful enemies, three close friends - the idealistic general Lin Zhan, the ambitious prince Xiao Yu, and the wise military counselor Su Muyu - once determined to work together to save the era.
However, different paths eventually tore them apart. One person sticks to morality and life, tempered in blood and fire; one person sinks into intrigue and iron fist, and moves forward in loneliness. When the iron hooves of foreign enemies trample the mountains and rivers, the broken friendship and the fate of the empire are pushed to the precipice of the final battle.
In the deepest darkness before dawn, they will answer the same question in their own way: How to save this era? The story is about betrayal and loyalty, but also about how to rebuild the glimmer of light from the ashes after trauma.
