Xiao Yen loses her luck at the most inauspicious time: just before her first employment, protecting foreigners with her magic while they travel through the Middle Kingdom, along the last part of the Silk Road. Despite contracts and agreements, Xiao Yen's fealty remains with her family. She must distinguish herself on the road in order to catch the eye of a legend and earn an immortal peach. How can Xiao Yen hope to fulfill her promises to either her family or her clients when, because of her missing luck, she fails at everything she turns her hand to? Come travel with Xiao Yen on a magical journey through a magical land in this unusual, vividly-told historic fantasy.