In the final years of the Great Jing dynasty, Shen Qingci, the orphaned daughter of a military family, becomes the captive of Xiao Jue, a northern warlord. One carries a blood feud, the other the injustice done to her family. Amid the flames of a chaotic age, they embark on a torturous romance of relentless push and pull. He wears cruelty as armor; she wields resilience like a blade. Yet with every clash, they glimpse the broken glimmers deep within each other's souls. When national enmity and family vengeance collide with forbidden affection, will they destroy each other completely, or find salvation by embracing death? This entanglement, born of captivity, will ultimately leave a blood-red, resounding mark upon the tide of history.
