Lingxi, the only immortal spirit in the Three Realms skilled in appraising ancient books and treasures, is framed one day and nearly loses her immortal powers. Just then, the cold and ascetic Lord of Punishments, Xuanyuan, descends from the heavens and shields her.
He is the revered God of War of the Celestial Realm, aloof and ascetic to outsiders, yet utterly devoted to his wife in private. He dotes on her and gives her a status no one in the Three Realms would dare challenge. She is a sweet yet resilient immortal who commands the art of spiritual ink. With her keen eye for spotting fakes and discerning the genuine, she appraises treasures and delivers face-slapping comebacks as she rises step by step, becoming the Lord's one weakness and his armor.
Neither the haughty immortal's provocations, the Jade Emperor's endless sinister schemes, nor the demons' hidden deadly plots can stop them from joining forces and turning the tables. When Lingxi takes a calamity upon herself and temporarily loses her powers, Xuanyuan goes berserk and slaughters their enemies for her. When Xuanyuan withstands the heavenly tribulation and is pushed to the brink, Lingxi awakens her divine power and protects him.
From making a name for herself at the treasure appraisal tournament to exposing the false emperor at a public trial before the Three Realms, they are each other's salvation and a match made in heaven known throughout the realms. When her title as the Divine Appraiser Empress resounds through the nine heavens, Xuanyuan holds her close, his gaze tender. “All the realms beneath heaven are nothing compared to the faint scent of ink between your brows.”
