Spear in Hand, a Flash of Grace

In the Great Jing Dynasty, imperial authority has waned and military commanders have fallen from favor. Framed and left alone, Shen Jinghong disguises herself as a man and, through one illustrious military victory after another, fights her way from the frontier to the capital, where she stumbles into the political chess game of Chief Councillor Xie Linyuan. From using each other to standing side by side in life and death, they defend the realm with their blades and give their hearts to one another.