Bai Xi transmigrates into a novel she had read, set in the Republican era. Upon her arrival, she is forced by her sister, Bai Ou, to marry Marshal Huo Tingzheng, who is rumored to be ruthless. However, Bai Xi, with her familiarity with the original novel and her own wit, thrives despite her marriage to Huo Tingzheng, and they even gradually fall in love. This ultimately thwarts the villains' plot and maintains the country's stability.

In a cursed village abandoned for a thousand years, humans and spirits are bound by ancient rules that must never be broken. When a group of young people dares to enter the haunted forest at night, those rules collapse and vengeful souls awaken. Terror strikes relentlessly, claiming lives and trapping the survivors with no escape. Now they must confront the horrifying truth behind the curse—before the final rule delivers its deadly judgment.