A modern girl, Jin Yuanfu, accidentally time-travels and becomes the daughter of a treacherous official in ancient times. She is forced to marry Xie Junqing, a falsely accused, exiled former chancellor who has a death wish, and they end up in a barren and dangerous exile village in Lingnan. Facing a dilapidated residence, malicious framing from others, and a crisis of survival, Jin Yuanfu refuses to accept her fate. Relying on her own courage and carving skills, she strives to make a living, resolves one disaster after another, and repeatedly saves the death-seeking Xie Junqing. From mutual guard and probing to joining hands to fight pirates and resolve neighborhood conflicts, the two warm each other in the abyss of suffering, hold onto kindness and their bottom lines, struggle to break free from the shackles of fate, and bravely run towards their own new beginning.