At their first meeting, fate bound them together for three lifetimes. But all men under heaven are faithless. Can Ye Lan escape that fate? A lifetime together is so long. Can they grow old by each other's side? Years later, looking back, perhaps she will feel nothing. But who can heal a heart scarred with wounds? And who could have known that after leaving him, she would master the art of scheming and carve out a world of her own? Perhaps power has always been more dependable than love, hasn't it?