In the past, the Dragon, the Shennong Clan, and the four subordinate houses—Chun, Ha, Chu, and Dong—ushered in a golden age for the Eastern Shennong Kingdom.
But now the Dragon has vanished, the Shennong Clan has been annihilated, and only the four houses remain, barely preserving their lineage.
Qing Shulian, who serves the Eastern Shennong Kingdom as a salaried Second Assistant, submits a request for demotion.
Her reasons? An overwhelming amount of overtime work—and a pet she acquired quite by accident.
“I’ve taken in a companion animal. I want to transfer to a quiet, less demanding post and focus on my pet.”
Despite her firm insistence, her colleague Dong Sohan and her liege, the Shennong King, refuse to approve her request.
“Qing Shulian, a demotion isn’t possible for the time being.”
“Until you persuade Dong Sohan, you officially remain assigned to the Secretariat.”
As if matters weren’t complicated enough, her pet Rok—whom she believed to be an ordinary lizard—turns out to be the legendary Dragon.
“We’re going to form a contract, right, Qing Shulian?”
“What?”
“Make a pact with me, Qing Shulian.”
To make things worse, the Shennong King suddenly disappears, and she is tasked with traveling to find him.
Her grand dream of living a peaceful life, quietly reading books in a tranquil post, begins to drift further and further away…
Will she be able to complete her mission safely and finally achieve the calm life she longs for?
