“The wound caused by a sword can eventually be healed; the hurt resulted from vicious remarks can never be undone.”
Under the rule of the Second Emperor of the Guan Dynasty, the Empire has begun to fall into civil ruin, with conspiracies running rampant and political unrest echoing throughout the land.
Yan Rui, a peasant of the lowest caste, has always been ugly since he could remember. Harassed and ridiculed because of his looks, the most he can do to stay alive is lick the feet of the wealthy and pray for scraps.
But when a blind man stumbles into his life, even the ugliest person can have a heart of gold.