Yun Chu is born into the body of an orphan girl of unknown origins in the Qing Dynasty.
Raised by the organization and dragged from place to place since childhood, she has a humanity the organization cannot tolerate.
She puts down roots in the mud and rotting leaves, blooming in the cold darkness. Carefully hiding the compassion in her heart, she struggles to survive within the organization.
By all normal expectations, she would spend her whole life buried within the organization, living without a sound and dying without a name.
But then, one day... everything went off track.
She was summoned to serve Ye Heng, the leader of the organization, a demon rumored to kill without batting an eye.
They say he kills a man with every ten steps, and his methods are so vicious that everyone falls silent in terror.
Day One: Yun Chu tremulously tapped on the door, her steps light and her voice soft. The person inside was abruptly interrupted, fury blazing in his eyes and a murderous aura surging around him. He glared at the door, gathered a surge of powerful inner force in his palm, and sent the girl flying. Blood spurted from her mouth.
Day Two: Yun Chu cautiously brought him a meal. She had learned her lesson this time: after knocking, she fled as fast as she could, and in the end suffered only the aftershock of his inner force.
By the third and fourth days, Yun Chu could dodge with ease.
Day N: Ye Heng carried a food box and gently knocked on the door. In a warm, tender voice full of affection, he called,