At a weekend art market, Jiang Ning exhibits a somber painting titled A Solitary Shadow Beneath a Broken Sky. The barren earth, fractured sky, and pale blue flowers blooming between the stones unexpectedly catch the eye of Shen Yuan, a mysterious power broker in the business world. The painting, created without conscious control of her brush, reveals a fated bond spanning a thousand years.
After their reunion, Jiang Ning is plagued by horrific nightmares, and her brush keeps moving of its own accord, depicting remnants of a catastrophe that devastated the Nine Provinces. An ancient jade fragment surfaces, awakening fragments of dormant memories. Past suffering and sacrifice gradually emerge in her dreams and paintings. The rift between the two worlds continues to widen, and the lingering resentment of vengeful spirits left behind by the catastrophe seeps into the present. The Heavenly Dao begins watching her as well. Once her memories fully return, Jiang Ning will face a cruel choice: seal them away again or be forcibly sent back to the Nine Provinces.
Su Mingyuan, a business rival in the present day, is quietly swayed by the jealous resentment stirred up by the spirits, becoming a catalyst for the crisis. Shen Yuan has lost his divine powers, and can only rely on three thousand years of experience to protect Jiang Ning with his mortal body. Jiang Ning refuses to hide behind his protection. As she seeks to reclaim her lost self, she also faces one danger after another.
Their love is burdened by pain stretching back through the ages. On one side is the warmth of everyday life in the present; on the other, a past life soaked in blood and tears. Together, they face the many crises threatening both worlds. Under the crushing weight of fate, they search for the truth behind their memories and fight with everything they have to protect a reunion that took three thousand years to come.
