Su Xian Ling is a novice assassin with zero experience and one day she snatches an order from her fellow clan to assassinate the current lord of the city, Dong Fang Jing. With murderous intentions abounding throughout the palace, Dong Fang Jing has no choice but to disguise himself as a clueless idiot in order come across as non-threatening to those hungering for power. In reality he is brave and resourceful, guarded and wary, until he finds himself opening up to and falling in love with the sweet Su Xian Ling. The lord of the city and his would-be assassin get tangled up in this game of cat and mouse, truth and lies. They are meant to be enemies...and each other's greatest love. (Source: Sohu)