Transmigrate Through the Flames of War to Restore Cultural Relics, a Heart of Devotion Shining Through the Ages

Transmigration + War of Resistance + cultural relic restoration + love of country and family + no romance / one-sided love Su Yanqiu, a top-tier cultural relic restorer, unexpectedly transmigrates to Nanjing in 1937. The land lies in ruins, Japanese invaders are closing in, and the Palace Museum's national treasures are in grave danger. She awakens the talent known as “Tracing the Roots of Cultural Heritage.” She neither cultivates immortality nor fights, relying only on her skillful hands as she devotes her life to her country. While others bleed and fight with bayonets on the battlefield, she sweats in the rear to protect priceless treasures. Under falling bombs, she shields Song dynasty paintings with her own body; in hot, humid caves full of insects, she painstakingly prepares traditional paste. During a perilous transport mission that will happen only once in their lives, she forms a bond of life and death with an illiterate soldier. She risks her life alone for a few oracle bone fragments, determined that “the written word of the Chinese people must not end with this generation.” “Miss Su, is that broken vase really worth risking your life for?” “This isn’t a vase. It’s the dignity of five thousand years of Chinese civilization.” From Jinling to Bashu, from Dunhuang to remote mountain depths, she mends the shattered soul of a nation through the small acts of restoration she carries out every day. This is not just about restoring objects, but about restoring hearts and a nation.