The old city remains, while the years vanish in the blink of an eye. The mundane world fades into the distance, Heaven's will stretches beyond sight, and through all the rises and falls, all the vicissitudes, the retribution carried over from a past life can never be fully told.
A boy abandoned by his era struggles to live in the old city. There is a girl named Xian'er, who once hoped to marry into a wealthy family. By a twist of fate, she instead enters a fallen household and becomes the wife of a boy who has lost his sight.
As if their lives had been laid out in a previous life, they endure humiliation and hardship along a road full of unpredictable trials, doing everything they can to keep their family together.
Their family struggles through the hardships of the years, with nowhere to run. They can only face life's indignities and keep going through wind and rain. Who could have guessed it would all be steeped in tears?
Only when they meet again after a long separation and gaze into each other's eyes do they understand: when they first entered the mortal world, the glimmer of light in their eyes had met as a sign of hope and longing. For the sake of their infatuation and their greedy yearning for each other's loving gaze, they wager their hearts on a bond meant to last a lifetime. Those who pursue desire are like people carrying torches against the wind: they are bound to burn their hands.