Among the five great clans governed by Supernatural Ability, Mina Sterling, the eldest daughter of the Sterling Clan, is a unique figure. As the offspring of a political marriage between the Sterling Clan and the reclusive Ninefold Clan, she failed to awaken any Supernatural Ability. From childhood, she was abused by her stepmother Shen Ni and younger sister Lila Sterling. Even her engagement to Kai Crawford, heir of the Crawford Clan, was forcibly taken away by her father Su Wushan, who instead sent her as a discarded pawn to the Yates Clan, the most powerful of the five great clans, to become a Trial Marriage partner for Asher Yates, the clan's Patriarch. Asher Yates is the strongest supernatural user in existence, but he is bound by the Immortality Curse. Having lived for hundreds of years and witnessed countless separations, he is cold and detached, and had previously turned away thirty-one trial marriage candidates. When they first met, Mina Sterling was in a state of utter distress, and even accidentally brought a cane tainted with Dark Residue into the Yates residence, which unexpectedly led Asher Yates to uncover a hidden secret about her: not only is she an "ordinary mortal" with no Supernatural Ability, she is also the only living inheritor of the Ninefold Bloodline. As they spend more time together, Asher Yates is moved by Mina's resilience and purity, gradually shifting from initial disdain to secretly protecting her: healing her injuries, weaving Warding Lanterns overnight to chase