The Runaway Empress and Her Divine Healer Mother

“Of those skilled in medicine in ancient times, the best healed the nation, the middling healed people, and the least skilled healed illnesses.” (Sun Simiao) She was empress of a great nation, a legendary physician of her age, peerlessly beautiful, and possessed of miraculous medical skills that brought blessings to the people. He was an iron-fisted emperor who commanded troops on the battlefield, wielded his sword against rival nations, stood above all others, and ruled the realm. She rode with him across the battlefield, with blood on their blades. He lay drunk beside her amid the mortal world, taking in all its splendor. She gave him her true heart in exchange for a lifetime of devotion. He pledged her his true love and promised to cherish her for all his days.