Being Completely Devoured? I Schemed to Marry the Paralyzed Young Military Master and Became Everyone's Favorite

Song Yizhen endures five years of abuse as a vegetative hostage in the Xu family, having been drugged and left for dead by her husband Xu Pangao and sister-in-law Zhang Cuiyun after they seized her family’s wealth. Her parents and brothers were framed and sent to die in the countryside. After a mysterious event restores her mobility, she burns down the Xu mansion, killing her abusers, and wakes up reborn on the day of her forced engagement to Xu Pangao in 1974. Determined to alter her fate, she publicly rejects the marriage, exposing Xu Pangao’s prior engagement to Zhou Xiaoyun and her pregnancy. The Song family calls off the union, but faces imminent deportation to Xishuangbanna due to political persecution.

To save her family, Song Yizhen targets Gu Tingxiao, a paralyzed Air Force hero and the youngest flight commander in China. In her previous life, Gu Tingxiao saved her from Xu Pangao’s murder plot, but she could not repay him. Now, she uses her grandmother’s secret Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles to revive Gu Tingxiao from his coma. The Gu family, desperate for a cure, agrees to her treatment. Song Yizhen claims a fifty percent chance of restoring his ability to stand, leveraging this hope to negotiate a marriage alliance that would protect her family from political retribution.

During her treatment, Song Yizhen discovers a mystical miniature garden and a ship’s wheel necklace that activate an immortal realm called Shizhou Mountain. She becomes its guardian, gaining access to miraculous medicinal herbs and spiritual energy. This supernatural advantage bolsters her confidence in curing Gu Tingxiao, though she keeps her powers secret. Meanwhile, the Xu family, particularly Li Zhaodi and Zhang Cuiyun’s surviving associates, plot revenge, while the Gu family’s matriarch, Old Madam Gu, pushes for the marriage, viewing Song Yizhen as the ideal caregiver and daughter-in-law.

Gu Tingxiao, initially aloof and skeptical, agrees to the marriage on the condition that Song Yizhen helps him sit up within three years, after which she is free to leave. His family remains divided; his mother Qiu Zhenhua prefers a woman from a politically safe background, while Old Madam Gu insists on Song Yizhen. As the Song family prepares for deportation, Song Yizhen continues her daily treatments, gradually restoring Gu Tingxiao’s motor functions. The story follows her strategic navigation of political danger, familial betrayal, and supernatural discovery as she works to secure her family’s safety and redeem the hero who once saved her.

The narrative explores the tension between Song Yizhen’s mortal obligations and her new immortal responsibilities. She must balance her medical treatment of Gu Tingxiao with the cultivation of Shizhou Mountain, all while evading the Xu family’s schemes and the political purges threatening her lineage. Gu Tingxiao’s recovery becomes a symbol of hope, not just for his family, but for Song Yizhen’s own survival. The growing bond between them shifts from a transactional arrangement to a deeper connection, as both characters confront their past traumas and physical limitations. Song Yizhen’s determination to protect her family drives her to take increasingly bold actions, including confronting her enemies directly and leveraging her growing influence within the Gu household.

As the political climate remains volatile, the Song family’s fate hangs in the balance. Song Yizhen’s marriage to Gu Tingxiao provides a temporary shield, but the underlying threats persist. The Xu family’s hatred and the Gu family’s internal politics create ongoing obstacles. Song Yizhen’s secret cultivation of Shizhou Mountain offers a potential long-term solution, but she must master her new powers without revealing her abilities to the outside world. The story culminates in her continued efforts to restore Gu Tingxiao’s health, secure her family’s future in Beijing, and uncover the full extent of the mystical legacy she has inherited.