Carrying out her master's dying wish, Shen Weilan travels to the capital alone and opens the Weilan Clinic. She treats the people with compassion, using acupuncture and medicine and offering free consultations, but her superb skills and refusal to court the powerful repeatedly earn her the hostility and oppression of Liu Yong, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy.
By chance, she saves Xiao Jingchen, the General Who Guards the North, who has been wounded by an assassin and poisoned with a deadly toxin. Xiao Jingchen bears the injustice done to his family. His father, Grand Tutor Xiao, was framed for treason by Chancellor Li Song and Liu Yong, and his entire family was sentenced to death. He has endured in silence for years, gathering evidence to clear their names.
To protect the clinic, Shen Weilan and Xiao Jingchen make a pact: one will use her medical skills to treat his wounds, while the other will use his power to shield her from trouble. As they spend time together, their initial understanding and cooperation gradually give way to affection. They learn to trust and rely on each other.
Just then, a string of poison murders breaks out in the capital. Innocent people are killed one after another by the poison known as Soul-Taking Thread, and the clues point straight to Liu Yong and the chancellor. Shen Weilan uses her medical expertise to analyze the poison and find a weakness, while Xiao Jingchen quietly investigates and gathers evidence with the power at his disposal. Together, they confront the court's conspiracy and the villains' frenzied counterattack.
She wields her physician's kit like a blade, staying true to a healer's calling and fighting injustice in the world. He raises his spear as a shield, protecting the woman he loves and clearing his family's name. When a physician's compassion meets a general's devotion, and the bustle of ordinary life collides with political intrigue, can they bring the treacherous to justice, clear the innocent, and protect each other and the peace of the people?
Theme: Bring the treacherous to justice and clear the innocent