In the later years of the Da Hui dynasty, Emperor Huiyuanzong was cruel and violent, and indulged in debauchery without restraint.
A female assassin devoted to protecting the emperor accidentally crosses paths with Prince Meng Jingyan, a hostage prince from Chang'an.
The first time they meet, she is below him as he looks down at her.
"Are you sure you don't want me to carry you? You've got plenty of pursuers behind you."
She steels herself. "Carry me!"
When they meet again, he is at a brothel, surrounded by beautiful women and having the time of his life.
"I'll take that beauty. How much is her ransom?"
"Get lost!"
Lian Qingrao lies in a pool of blood. She knows her hands are covered in blood and that she has long since lost any chance of being saved by Buddha.
Yet that man comes to her side, just as he did when they first met. "If Buddha won't save you, I will."
I refuse to be a pitiful bird trapped in a cage. You were the one who broke my chains with your own hands and set me free.
Theme: Believe in miracles.
