I Cracked the Secret Love Confession in the Starry River

In the interstellar age, esper Ling Ye unexpectedly obtains a relic System from the ancient Hither civilization. Using its faint perceptive abilities, he gets close to Xing Yuning, the sacrificial girl of the Xingling family. At first, he is merely curious and testing the waters, but as they explore runes together and fight side by side, he falls in love with her.

Xing Yuning is imprisoned by her family and reduced to a tool for opening the Hither ruins. Ling Ye storms the Xingling homeworld and its tower, battling the elders. Even when the System is destroyed and he loses all his psychic powers, he swears to get her out. The two flee to a barren planet, where a volcanic eruption leads them to discover a Hither outpost. They unlock a fragment of the Heartfield Resonance Project and learn of a secret connection between Ling Ye's parents and the ruins.

But the Xingling family's astronomical bounty has spread across the stars, drawing swarms of black-market hunters, while Feng Yao tracks them relentlessly. The universe may be vast, but there is nowhere for the two of them to hide. Clutching a crystal fragment and a starburst metal token, they evade their pursuers while searching for the truth behind the ruins. Is the System a gift or a trap? Which corner of the star sea holds the whereabouts of Ling Ye's parents? Where will this bond spanning civilizations ultimately lead them?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.