Shen Qingshuang is a “Guanyin” from a distinguished family, yet a caged beast in seclusion; Mu Yunzhao is a “Rakshasa” from a military lineage, yet a lone wolf in the capital. She despises the Rakshasa for defying orthodoxy, she loathes the Guanyin for her haughty rigidity. Yet unbeknownst to her, the Guanyin dreams only of tearing off her robes, burning her precepts, and plunging into the abyss with her; the Rakshasa harbors a heart set on weaving a net, bewitching sacred chants, and clinging to her until death. Will the Guanyin subdue the demon, or will the demon subdue the Guanyin? The answer lies hidden in that springtime first encounter—the Rakshasa holding the reins, the Guanyin's strings in disarray...