Everyone knows of the Xie family's famed hairpin-flower gentleman, whose beauty is unrivaled in the capital, yet he bears a century-old curse on his fate and will not live past twenty.
With cool, distant features and a body ravaged by illness, he has accepted his fate. He once thought all that remained of his life was to wait alone for death.
Until one day, in the wilds of the Western Frontier, she appeared in plain robes. She could read people's bones, commune with the dead, and discern the will of fate.
At a glance, she saw what was missing from his fate. With a single sentence, she laid bare the loneliness of half his life.
She said, "Your fate lacks years and security, and, above all, someone to help you defy the heavens and change it.
And as it happens, I'm that person."
She is the sole surviving heir of a reclusive family devoted to guiding souls through calamity. She wields secret arts that let her commune with spirits and avert disaster, and carries the burden of her family's wrongful persecution.
For him, she steps into the mortal world and enters the capital, using her own fortune as a guide, a hairpin flower as their pact, and fate itself as their bond.
Defying the heavens, she mends his fate, breaks his curse, and shields him from the world's countless calamities.
He had accepted that he would die, yet somehow he fell for her and willingly surrendered himself to love.
Everyone says fate cannot be defied, but he insists on fighting it to protect her for a lifetime.
When the turmoil has passed and the injustice is finally set right, the hairpin flower at his temple will be worn for her alone.
The splendor of the whole city and all its schemes are no match for a single promise:
You gave me the rest of my life, and I'll give you all of mine!
