Taoyao: Born with six fingers, she was considered unlucky and was abandoned by the wolves. She grew up in the wilderness until she was five years old, learning the wildness and loyalty of wolves. During a hunt by powerful men, her wolf was killed by an arrow. The young prince Qin Yan discovered her and brought her back as a "curious toy", giving her the name "Taoyao" - a name that implies a curse. Her deep-seated hatred and survival instinct drove her to swear an oath: to ascend to the top and become emperor and control everything!
Qin Yan, the tyrant who later killed his father and brother and ruled the empire with iron-blooded tactics, was also a wise king who created a prosperous age. He was poisoned and his time was running out. He saw through Taoyao's hatred and ambition. Instead of destroying her, he became her most dangerous mentor. He regarded this "beast in human skin" as his chosen heir, and devoted all his efforts to guide, shape, and push her on the thorny road to the throne, just to realize his long-cherished wish of establishing a female emperor.
Qin Qing, Qin Yan's absolutely loyal blade and only comfort, burned with passionate emotions that surpassed those of monarchs and ministers. He is full of torn contradictions towards Taoyao: he is jealous that she has received Qin Yan's "love" that he cannot reach, but he is attracted by her unyielding ambition. This pain, under Qin Yan's will, will eventually turn into a supporting force.
Hatred drives Tao Yao to climb the road to power paved by Qin Yan, and every step is intertwined with revenge and complex fetters. Qin Yanze is like the creator, knowing that he is training gravediggers, but still giving everything he has just to complete the twisted redemption at the end of his life. When Taoyao finally came to dominate the world, she gained supreme power, but she also lost forever the home of the wolves and the man who shaped her and destroyed her. When Qin Yan passes away, is the legacy left behind a gift or a curse? After Qin Qing fulfilled his last loyalty, he chose to walk away with eternal loss.
"Tao Yao Bu Yao" - a legend about a "witch" who never died young. She reached the top, but lost everything. At the apex of power, endless emptiness is the final chapter of this dark epic.
Concept: A legend of a "witch" who never dies young