A slave girl becomes a warrior and a symbol of hope amid political upheaval, while a lost love may not be lost after all.
40 episodes · 27 h 38 min
E01
In the battle at Ximin Mountain, General Zhuge Yue was shot by an arrow, and his subordinate Chu Qiao followed him into the frozen lake. Three months later, Chu Qiao woke up to find herself in the Yanbei camp, but had lost her memory. Yan Xun, the King of Yanbei, told her that she was the Queen of Yanbei, and they were about to get married.
E02
Yan Xun and Chu Qiao were poisoned by Chun Er. When they woke up, they had been kidnapped by Chun Er and taken to a house on the mountaintop. Chun Er could not accept that Yan Xun was about to marry Chu Qiao, so she forced them to kill each other.
E03
Chu Qiao threatened Huan Huan with a knife, asking her to help her return to the frozen lake.
E04
Chu Qiao fell into the frozen lake but was rescued by a mysterious masked man, who turned out to be the "deceased" Zhuge Yue.
E05
Zhuge Yue delivered medicine to Chu Qiao to heal her injuries. Chu Qiao repeatedly tested the identity of the mysterious man. Zhuge Yue lied and claimed to be Yue Qi, but Li Ce exposed his lie.
E06
The Empress sent Zhan Ziyu to investigate Chu Qiao's true identity. To protect Chu Qiao, Li Ce had her impersonate Princess Fu, a member of the royal family who had been separated for many years.
E07
Yan Xun returned to Yanbei. He killed the divine physician and used her corpse to impersonate Huan Huan, thus making an example of her to consolidate his imperial power.
E08
Chu Qiao became acquainted with Ming Lu, a maid in the Crown Prince's residence. Ming Lu wanted to avenge her father who died in a battle against Xiuli Army. Eventually, she was persuaded by Chu Qiao.
E09
Zhao Kuo told Chu Qiao that the Xiuli Army had not been completely wiped out, and Commander He Xiao was captured by Yanbei, which rekindled Chu Qiao's hope.
E10
Chu Qiao and Li Ce made a deal: she would secretly train assassins for Li Ce, and in exchange, Li Ce would find a way to rescue He Xiao.
E11
Upon arriving in Biantang, Zhuge Yue was forced to wear a mask to impersonate King of Ximeng. At the banquet, Chu Qiao recognized King of Ximeng as the long-lost Zhuge Yue.
E12
Chu Qiao guessed Zhuge destination and lured him out, Yue's finally forcing Zhuge Yue to face Chu Qiao with his true identity.
E13
Zhuge Yue proposed a collaboration to Li Ce, asking Li Ce to help him find Steward Zhang.
E14
Through a deal with the Queen Lingyue, Zhuge Yue learned that Great Yong and Yanbei were exchanging prisoners of war in Lin City. Chu Qiao, Zhuge Yue, and Li Ce decided to go to Lin City.
E15
After arriving in Lin City, Chu Qiao deliberately set fire to the city, hoping to rescue He Xiao in the chaos, but little did she know that everything was under Cheng Yuan's control.
E16
Zhao Chun Er accidentally discovers the affair between the Empress and Zhan Zi Yu. She then makes a deal with the Empress to help her eliminate Chu Qiao and Li Ce.
E17
Chu Qiao and Zhuge Yue learned of Li Ce's arrest and rushed back to Biantang. Meanwhile, Yan Xun threatened the Empress to hand over Chu Qiao.
E18
Li Ce was stripped of his title as Crown Prince and exiled to Youzhou. On the way to Youzhou, Empress Bian sent Zhan Zi Yu to kill Li Ce.
E19
Empress Bian was ambushed by Qiao. Chu Qiao revealed the truth that Empress Bian was involved in Chu the extermination of Nanxi Tribe.
E20
Zhuge Yue proposed a deal to Li Ce. Zhuge Yue would help Li Ce win the battle against Yanbei, and in exchange, Li Ce would lend him a team of soldiers.
E21
Chu Qiao led the army on behalf of Biantang, but the court officials of Biantang refused to provide the army with food and supplies. Chu Qiao had no choice but to lend her own supplies to make ends meet.
E22
Prince Luo decided to assassinate Li Ce for revenge.
E23
Zhuge Yue found Sun Di and asked him to lead troops into the palace to overthrow Prince Luo and avenge Li Ce.
E24
Chu Qiao proclaimed herself Empress Dowager and, with the support of Grand Tutor Liu and Sun Di, began to rectify Biantang.
E25
Chu Qiao persuades Queen Lingyue to join her and Zhuge Yue to avenge King Lingyue.
E26
Zhuge Yue donned the mask, became the new King of Ximeng, and arrived in time to save Chu Qiao.
E27
In order to liberate the female slaves of Ximeng, Zhuge Yue announced to the people of Ximeng that he would marry Chu Qiao, who was born a female slave, as the Queen of Ximeng.
E28
Qiu Lin, a subordinate of the former King of Ximeng, has doubts about Zhuge Yue's identity and decides to find out the true identity of the current King.
E29
Zhuge Muqing tried to persuade Zhuge Yue to return to Great Yong and take over Qingshan Court again, but Zhuge Yue refused.
E30
Yan Xun went to Ximeng, claiming that he wanted to establish diplomatic relations with them, but Zhuge Yue and Chu Qiao both believed that Yan Xun must have other purposes for this trip.
E31
Zhuge Yue met Yan Xun, and brought up the long-standing conflict between them. Zhuge Yue declared that he would sever all ties with Yan Xun.
E32
Chu Qiao decided to fight against the Great Yong, in order to defend the people of Ximeng. Zhuge Yue gave Chu Qiao armor and promised to fight alongside her.
E33
Zhuge Yue chose to return to Qingshan Court. He asked Yan Xun to take good care of Chu Qiao and wait for his return.
E34
Zhuge Yue discovered that Zhuge Muqing actually faked his death, in order to force Zhuge Yue to return to the Great Yong and take over Qingshan Court.
E35
Using the name of "Faceless God", Zhao Chun Er threatened to burn the vile woman who brought disaster to the land. She tied Chu Qiao to a high platform.
E36
During their elopement, Cheng Yuan learned that Yan Xun was trapped in the Great Yong. Cheng Yuan decided to go and rescue him.
E37
Zhao Che plans to kill the Emperor of Great Yong on the Emperor's birthday. Chu Qiao decides to pledge her Loyalty to Great Yong, and uses the opportunity to expose Zhao Che's plot.
E38
On the day of the investiture ceremony, Chu Qiao exposed Zhao Che's plot to assassinate the Emperor at the ancestral temple.
E39
Zhuge Yue exposed all of Zhao Che's schemes and asked Chu Qiao to end his life, paving the way for Chu Qiao's ideals.
E40
Chu Qiao led the allied forces to fight against Quanrong's army. The allied forces suffered heavy casualties, and Chu Qiao fought bravely to the end.
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