A geology student transmigrates to ancient times, caught between a fugitive young nobleman and powerful aristocrats embroiled in political intrigue.
Miasma shrouds Ailao Mountain when Liu Qingqing, a geology graduate student, steps into the chaotic Spring and Autumn Period.
When they first meet, she mistakes the young man, who goes by the alias Zichu, for a hermit living deep in the mountains. They travel together to study in the State of Zhou, and amid the turmoil of the age, she gives him her heart.
A sudden assassination attempt separates them in life and death. She believes that the love of her life has long since been buried on a desolate road.
In her darkest hour, Shao Qing, a nobleman of the Eastern Zhou, comes to her aid. His tenderness ensnares her, and she falls for him step by step. Thinking she has found a safe haven amid the chaos, she discovers, just as her feelings deepen, that she has been caught in a carefully planned deception involving a ceremonial offering.
When her lover returns from the dead, Liu Qingqing is shocked to learn that the young man she cherished is none other than Wu Zixu, destined by history to endure a lifetime of bitter enmity and ultimately die in the river.
On one side is a first love that has crossed the boundary between life and death and left an indelible mark. She knows his tragic fate is set in stone, and though she can see the bloodshed ahead, she cannot sever their deep bond.
On the other is the second male lead, whose pretense has turned real and whose obsession keeps him clinging to her. He holds out the promise of a safe escape, while constantly provoking and trying to win her back.
And somewhere far away lies the road home, as modern values collide fiercely with the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period.
All she wanted was to find a way home, but she is swept into political struggles over the fate of kingdoms, a tide of revenge, and two romances born amid the chaos.
How difficult it is to defy fate. After a reunion a thousand years in the making, all they can do is walk together for a while, cherishing this fleeting life and remaining true to Xulang.
