The Great Yong dynasty has fallen, and Princess Zhaoning has gone from a pampered royal to a fugitive with nowhere to turn.
While fleeing south, she is intercepted by Huo Xiao, a warlord of the chaotic age. He keeps her in his estate and demands both her body and her heart, refusing to give an inch.
She hates him to the bone and refuses to bow her head.
Later, she runs away carrying his child. He pursues her relentlessly and pins her against a wall, his eyes red: "Jiaojiao, I was wrong. Come back with me."
