His country fell and his family was destroyed. Prince Shangguan Xuan of Beiru concealed his identity and joined a martial arts school under the alias Jiang Ning.
After ten years of patiently honing his skills, he was expelled from the school and cast adrift in the world, where he endured every hardship life had to offer.
He met a gentle passerby, but fate gave them no future together.
Then, upon entering the palace, he had a fateful encounter with Shen Zhiyi, the eldest legitimate princess.
She fell for him at first sight. Amid countless people, she waited for him and protected him, becoming the only light in his dark, timeless years.
He earned fame in blood-soaked battles and carefully advanced through the ranks at court, only to be framed by the envious Gu Faqing and unjustly exiled.
At his darkest hour, she risked her life to protect him and turn the tide.
As war engulfed the land, he returned with his sword, cleared his name, and swept away the schemes against him.
When his identity as the prince of a fallen kingdom came to light, the court was thrown into turmoil. Princes plotted rebellion, and enemy states closed in.
Together, husband and wife broke the deadlock, quelled the unrest, and settled old scores.
When the smoke of war finally cleared and he had come to wield power over the court, he cast aside wealth and glory and withdrew with her from public life. Across this vast land, he remained true to his country and true to her.
