A fortune-teller said she had the face of a phoenix, but was born under an ill star: she would bring prosperity to her husband at the cost of her own life, and might meet with disaster.
Some parents hope their sons will become dragons, and some hope their daughters will become phoenixes. Her parents, however, would rather her life be as light as a feather, so they named her Ning Wangyu.
A firm materialist, she never believed in such destiny-reading theories.
That is, until a parasitic bond with a parasol tree sent her soul to the Great Qin. She witnessed its rise, then watched it fall.
What she thought was the end was not the end at all. This journey through past and future seemed to have no end...
Theme: Beneath the vast currents of history, no individual's will can change the course of events.
