Synopsis of The Legend of Shen Li, 2024 Chinese Drama
It follows Shen Li grew in power, her skill on the battlefield eventually earning her the title of General Bi Cang. Pressured into a political marriage against her will, the general chose to fight for her freedom rather than accept the match. Sustaining injuries, Shen Li reverts to her original form and falls into the human world as a phoenix where she is picked up by a mortal vendor and sold as a plucked chicken at a local human market to the sickly Xing Yun, who is unable to pass by the plucked chicken he sees caged at the human market. With that single purchase, Xing Yun links his fate with Shen Li's and love is born.