On the night of the Mid Autumn Festival, General Yuwen Hongce of the Fox was ambushed in the Valley of Serun, and his entire army was wiped out. He endured in seclusion, vowing to uncover the truth of military corruption. On the same night, Wen Dingyi, the daughter of a high-ranking official, suffered a family breakdown and loss due to her father's false accusation of colluding with the enemy. She changed her name to "Mu Xiaoshu" and disguised herself as a man to worship the executioner. Eight years later, on the execution ground, Xiaoshu narrowly escaped becoming a soul under the sword. Fortunately, Hongce came to his rescue. Little did he know, he saved the daughter of the guilty minister who had colluded with Wudi back then, while she gazed at the son of the imperial family who had destroyed her entire family. The mortal world joins hands to clear up grievances, and a perilous journey through the mortal world slowly unfolds.
