Yao Gazes Toward Tingchuan

War flames spread across the land, and medicine costs more than rice.

Jiyuntang, a pharmacy in the capital, is framed and cut off from its supply routes. The head of the family is badly injured and bedridden. To protect the century-old pharmacy, Wen Jingyao travels alone to Jiangnan, braving danger to find medicinal herbs.

At a chance meeting by a riverside pass, she calmly shares out the medicine without regard for gain or loss.

A man long accustomed to bloodshed is moved for the first time in his life by such quiet resilience.

Jiangnan seethes with danger, and various factions surround them.

An old friend and confidant is willing to use his business connections to support her and find her a peaceful refuge. A military commander is willing to defy established rules and shield her from open and hidden attacks.

She came for the fragrance of medicinal herbs, with no intention of getting caught up in conflict.

But in a chaotic era, no one can escape the game of power. Business battles are treacherous, and the smoke of war closes in. Two entirely different affections, and two paths home that could not be more opposed, lie before her.

The road to Tingchuan is long, and hope is sent from afar. As the scent of medicine travels from place to place, she slowly makes her own choice between loyalty, conviction, and life and death.

Theme: In a turbulent and murky age, she relies on no man. Through medicine and her pharmacy, she holds fast to her principles. Love is an addition; her true self is the root.