Three hundred thousand taels of gold suddenly surface in the vast desert, where rumor has it that all who seek the treasure are doomed to become vengeful spirits. An officer of the Imperial Guard sent to investigate descends into madness on his very first day. A loyal and courageous deputy envoy who has ventured too far to turn back finds himself torn between desire and honor. After her entire family is slaughtered, a woman immune to all poisons returns to the vast desert, deliberately making herself the prize every faction is determined to seize as she sets out for revenge. Beneath the vast desert's sweeping sands lie an insatiable greed for gold and a carefully laid trap designed to lure her into the deadly game. From a relay station and an armed escort agency to a general's residence, a band of martial heroes becomes entangled in a deadly struggle across the vast and desolate frontier, bringing the spirit and ideals of Eastern wuxia to life in a new light.

A quirky jianghu heroine meets a lonesome lord who has no emotions and no senses. Through a mixup, a "sweet" destiny begins when he finds the woman with the ability to make him feel. After getting lost again due to her poor sense of direction while on a run from the people after her, Lin Chi mistakenly gets on the carriage owned by Mo Qing Chen. Through an accidental touch, Mo Qing Chen, a man who was born without any feelings, is given a "key" to perceive the world. The unexpected turn of events marks the start of a relationship that begins from a contract and deepens as they gradually grow to become lovers.