XieShuningwasdead.ShediedalongsideheryoungsoninthespringofMarch.Butwhensheopenedhereyes,shefoundherselfbackatthetimewhenshefirstenteredthecapitalwithhermother.Theskywasablindingwhite,theroadcoveredinsnow,andtheyoungherwasprotectedbyhermotherfromherpreviouslifewhohadbeenweigheddownbygrief,andherelderbrotherwhohaddiedyoung,oneoneachside.Thecarriagebeneaththemswayed,carryingthemtowardswhathadoncebeenherworstnightmare…

Ahundred-year-oldginseng,athousand-year-oldlingzhi,allthemedicinesintheworldaretransformedbyme.Divinetreasuresfromheavenandearth,mountainsandrivers,allcreaturesintheuniversegrowinmycauldron.Withonecauldronandoneblade,Itraveltheworld,seekingtheDaothroughmedicine,livingfreelyandunrestrainedly.

Along-forgotteneventfromadecadeagocastsashadowoverJi'anPass,bringingtolightdilemmasofpatriotism,brotherhood,andlove.Facedwithnationalperil,howwillthedestiniesoftheseindividualsunfold?

Lifeisalwaysfullofunexpectedwarmthandendlesshope.MynameisHuYang.Ioriginallyjustwantedtoliveapeacefullifeasadoctorwhosaveslives,butthedisappearanceofmygrandfatherthreeyearsagochangedeverything.Itturnsoutthattheworldwefaceissocomplex.Onlystrengthcanmakecomplexhumanheartssimple.

SiChen,whodiedonthebattlefield,wasreborn.However,hisnewidentityisthatofapatheticanddespisedson-in-law.Facingadivorceandbeingconsidereduselessbybothmedicalandmartialartsexperts,hecanonlystepbystepbreakfreefromhispastincompetenceandwritehisownstory...

Shesuddenlyfeltabitfortunate,fortunatethatShenZhaoalwayssaidhedidn'tconsummatetheirmarriage.Theyhadn'tconsummatedtheirmarriage,otherwiseshewouldbedisgustedtodeath.Thefacesofthetwomamashadchanged,theyhurriedlysaid,'Thetwoyoungladiesgooutfirst.'SuQingyulookedatHuaMama,hereyescoveredwithalayerofmist,afacefullofshockandanger.Then,shequicklyturnedaroundandleft,stillwithsobsinhervoice.Thetwomamasknewthatthismattercouldn'tberesolvedwell,sotheyhurriedlyfollowedbehindwithShenYue.ButSuQingyutookbig...

DuRuoneverexpectedthatafterherdeath,shewouldbereborninthe1960s,atimeofhardshipwhereeventighteningone'sbeltwasn'tenoughtofeedoneself;luckily,shehadaspace...AfterherbiologicalfatherdivorcedDuRuo'smother,heignoredthemforoveradecade.Suddenly,oneday,herfatherwrotealettersayinghewantedtointroduceDuRuotoajobinthecity.Underhermother'sinsistence,DuRuowenttothebigcity.Shethoughtherfatherhadachangeofheartandwantedtohelpherfindwork,but...itturnedoutthathewasplanningtotrickherintothecityandhavehermarryafool.DuRuo:Ijustwantedtokeepalowprofile,buttherearesomanyscumrushingtotheirdeaths,soI'llfulfillthem!

MengYaotransmigratedandfoundthatherunclehadseizedgoodfarmland,hercousinsweretreacheroussnakes,andhergrandmotherwantedtosellher.MengYaosaid,'IfIcan'tkillyouall,Iwon'tbesurnamedMeng!'Afteraccidentallypickingupahandsomehusband,heperfectlysatisfiedallherfantasiesasabeautylover!Thishusbandactedinnocent,pure,andharmless,butlaterMengYaorealizedthatthismanseemedlikeasoftwhiteglutinousriceballontheoutside,buthiscorewasactuallyblackassesamepaste!Justnow,hewaschattingandlaughingwithothersinelegantclothes,MengYaocouldn'thelpbutcurseinwardly.

Tenyearsago.WenZhixiawasaquietandreservedgoodgirl,whileGuPingshengwasacarefreeandmischievousschoolbully.WhenWenZhixiasmashedabottleontheheadofathugwhowantedtoassaultherinanalleyway,GuPingshengwasastonished.Itturnedoutthateventhelittlebookwormhadatemper.Intheiryouthfulyears,itseemedlikeeveryoneknewthatGuPingshenglovedWenZhixiadeeply.Hedrankthestrongestalcoholforher,enduredtheheaviestrain,madethemostardentvows,andgaveherthemostlingeringkisses.GuPingsheng,withhistenderlove,stolethepurestheartoftheyounggirl.Tenyearslater.Onasnowyevening.ThefrailWenZhixiawatchedGuPingshengkissinganotherwomaninfrontofhercar.Thetestresultinherhandsilentlyfelltotheground,buriedbythesnow.GuPingshenghadundoubtedlyconfirmedandsettleddown,goingalongwitheverythinghedid.Heseemedtohaveforgottenthatitwasshewhobeggedandcoaxedhimintolovingherbackthen.Shewashurttotheextreme;forsurvival,sheneededtoremovethecancerouslumpnamed'GuPingsheng,'evenifitleftscarsandbloodstainsallover.Later——WenZhixiasawamansmokingagainstthewallattheentrance.Hehadared-eyed,pitifullittlechildbyhisside:''WenZhixiafrowned:'?!'Thebluish-graysmokeobscuredtheman'sexpression,andheactedlikearascal:''.

Shesuddenlyfeltasurgeofrelief,thankfulthatShenZhaohadalwaysclaimedhewouldn'tconsummatetheirmarriage.Theyhadn'tconsummatedtherelationship,otherwiseshewouldhavebeensickenedtodeath.Thetwomaidservants'faceshadchanged,theyhurriedlysaid:'Thetwoyoungladies,pleasegooutfirst.'SuQingyulookedatHuaMaama,hereyescloudingoverwithalayerofmist,amixtureofshockandanger.Shequicklyturnedandleft,hervoicelacedwithsobs.Thetwomaidservantsknewthismattercouldn'tberesolvedpeacefully,sotheyhurriedlyfollowedbehindwithShenYue.ButSuQingyuwalkedfast...