Xue Ling, the protagonist of this Chinese romance fantasy, is ridiculed as a plague god and treated as little more than a servant even by her family. Her parents offer her a marriage to a ruthless aristocrat, Xing Huang, in order to get rid of him. Xue Ling was prepared to die, but for some reason, Xing Huang was eagerly awaiting the betrothal. Xing Huang promises to "love you to the marrow of your bones for the rest of my life," but the two are caught up in a series of trials and tribulations. The two, who have had an unfortunate past, now face a cruel fate...