Lucia Jennings, a Miao Highlands saintess skilled in Gu arts and medicine, takes her sister's place in an arranged marriage to Jude Quillon, the gravely injured former God of War. She discovers her husband is afflicted with a strange Gu, transforming him into a husky. Jude Quillon was betrayed, his family annihilated, and seeks revenge. They work together, investigating the tragedy, unraveling the Gu poison mystery, bringing down the villain, and clearing their family's name.
