Wangquan Fu Gui is the son of Wangquan Hong Ye and Dongfang Huai Zhu, and the most powerful member of the Wangquan family. Trained as a Daoist soldier, Fu Gui lived a life without freedom. Qing Tong, initially a spy planted by Poison Lady to gather intelligence on the Wangquan family, regains her freedom with Fu Gui’s help. As their bond deepens, Fu Gui's longing for liberty and vision of a peaceful world are reignited.
In a desert where three cities vie for power, Princess Huang Beishuang of a fallen clan is chosen as an envoy for a peace marriage to Yunpei City. Along her journey, she becomes entangled with three influential men. What starts as a game of manipulation evolves into a love-hate struggle with these powerful figures. Refusing to be a pawn, Huang Beishuang uses her intelligence and determination to carve out her place in the desert, developing feelings for the northern lord, Huo Qingyun, as she navigates a dangerous path toward dominance.
Xiang Yun was originally a cloud, but was later transformed into a fairy by the Red Thread Master and worked in the Marriage Pavilion. Xiangyun volunteered to help her master to find Immortal Chu Kong, the God of War, a marriage partner but later got caught auctioning his marriage. The two quarrelled and accidentally messed up the red thread of fate, leading to an entanglement between the two that last for several lifetimes. However, their fate started way earlier, in a memory that both of them didn't have.
