Ashes to Crown
翘楚
将军之女楚朝为改变自己成为楚国世子萧珣夺权路上牺牲品的可悲命运，发现主动出击才是改变命运的唯一途径。在与命运一波三折的对抗中，她与谢家庶子谢燕来相识，并点亮了谢燕来原本灰暗阴鹜的人生，助谢燕来挣脱命运枷锁，从禁军小卒一步步成长为镇国大将军，楚朝与谢燕来合力成功阻止了萧珣的野心和计划。在本该逃离是非之地的途中，见到战火中百姓的苦难，楚朝毅然决然返回城内，助力小皇孙萧羽为帝，直至萧羽亲政。然而萧珣又引外敌来犯，为权欲不惜陷万民于水火。楚朝携手谢燕来与之殊死抵抗，领军浴血奋战，终于成功解除大楚内忧外患。至此，楚朝不仅改变了自己的命运，也让大楚千千万万百姓摆脱了战火离乱的颠沛命运。
DIALOGUE CLIPS (2563)
Chu Zhao, I'm taking you back to Yunzhong.
- Fall back. - Wait.
Why does it matter?
- What are you doing? - My orders are to get you out.
- No one else is my concern. - What about him?
If he is meant to survive, it will be so.
Stop. Put me down. I have to find Xun.
Chu Zhao, have you lost your mind?
Fu Jiu, you must keep me alive, or you'll be disobeying orders.
There are more of them coming. What do we do?
I'll die before you do.
Who set off the Flame Decree? I did.
yet this is the first time I have seen it.
The late Emperor had me train them in secret, just for times like this.
Go and clear the path. Try to avoid the Lord of Xiaonan's men.
even he reached his breaking point.
After all these years, you still know me better than anyone.
His life is forfeit. On my command, cut him down on sight!
Can we win a head-on fight?
The gates will fail.
It's only a matter of time.
Worth a try.
If we are to die today, let it be at these very gates!
- No retreat! - No retreat!