An Old Love Affair in Republican-Era China: The Drama Queen and Commander Shen

He’s the unquestioned King of Hell across the three provinces of Jiangbei. She’s an actress from Chunhua Garden with nowhere left to turn.

He saves her on a snowy night, marries her, and teaches her to command troops, kill, and survive in this chaotic world, all because he knows his old wounds are many and his days are numbered.

Her body is too weak for her to bear children. So he gives up his own life to have a child for her.

“This is the best thing I, Yan Qingshan, can give you.”

Amid the war and chaos of a turbulent age, a man spends the rest of his life paving the way for the woman he loves.