After the destruction of her homeland, the Shui tribe maiden Jiang Yaoguang is forced to leave her native soil far behind, living in seclusion and growing up within the serene and remote valley. Twelve years later, an accidental encounter leads her to step back into the mortal world, also entangling her in tribal conflicts and secret struggles for royal power. In order to seek the buried truth, she binds herself in an alliance with the Xuan tribe prince Ji Chengyao, constantly making choices between love, beliefs, and tribal stances, and ultimately walking out a path of redemption that belongs to her.