After Shen Ningyu, daughter of the former dynasty's chancellor, died a tragic death, a fragment of her soul was saved by a locust spirit on Wangyue Mountain. By chance, she borrowed the body of Huangfu Jiuling, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and was reborn into a turbulent age of political intrigue.
She crossed paths with Li Guanqi, heir to the Prince of Changrong, who appeared to be a spoiled playboy but was shrewd and commanded a powerful army. They met with their own schemes in mind and clashed at every turn, navigating political upheavals and rival factions step by step.
Old injustices, aristocratic conspiracies, and entanglements between immortals and mortals followed one after another. From using each other to becoming confidants who would risk their lives for one another, they joined forces to restore order, cleanse the corrupt court, and unravel the tangled love and hatred that had endured for generations.
Seeing through the vanity of imperial power and worldly fame, they cast off the shackles of the mortal world. The lovers finally united and set off together on the long road to immortal cultivation.
