Wisteria endures years of neglect within her clan, only to watch her wolf fiancé discard their sacred betrothal to pursue her manipulative adopted sister. When an imperial mandate orders the clan to send a bride to the feared Serpent Lord in the abyssal canyons, the cowardly family forces Wisteria into the bridal litter in place of her pampered sister.
Expecting a monstrous brute, Wisteria enters the serpent palace to find a fiercely devoted sovereign who values her unique nine-tailed spiritual core. Under his unwavering protection, Wisteria's dormant talents flourish, establishing her as the continent's supreme alchemist. When her regretful ex-fiancé and bankrupt family crawl to the abyssal gates begging for elixirs, Wisteria shuts the iron doors in their faces.
