The city is besieged in a turbulent age, with smoke rising from every direction.
As Lin Qingyu lay dying, scenes from half her life flashed before her eyes: for years, she and seven close friends had stood by one another. They baked bread in a little courtyard, fashioned equipment, put plans to paper, laughed and bickered, and leaned on one another.
They had once been ordinary young women: a baker, a strategist, a general, a craftswoman, a chronicler, a physician, a logistics expert, and a mediator. There was no romance, only loyalty to one another and to the people of their city. With enemy forces at the gates, all eight stood shoulder to shoulder to defend the city, building a line of defense with their bodies and rushing one after another into hopeless battles. Not one of them survived.
Just as her consciousness faded, a sky screen suddenly appeared, showing their entire lives, every parting, and every sacrifice.
Among the viewers were the eight sisters who had died, as well as modern female soldiers and ordinary people from a thousand years in the future.
Across time, they looked upon one another and witnessed a band of unsung heroines take up the burden of their country with young, unyielding bodies. They had spent half their lives together, only for every one of them to meet a tragic end.
[No Romance] [An All-Female Ensemble About Mutual Support] [Warm Everyday Life in the Early Chapters, Tragedy in a Turbulent Age Later On] [Dual Timeline with a Watch-and-React Narrative]
Theme: Through the lives of eight women in a turbulent age, this story portrays women supporting one another and sacrificing themselves to protect their people, embodying their devotion to their country. A viewing across time connects the past and present, celebrating the courage and selflessness of ordinary women and honoring all the heroines who gave their lives for their country.
