When Shi Juan was six, her biological father ruthlessly abandoned her as a bargaining chip of loyalty. She became a discarded spy in the power struggle between two realms and fell into the desperate depths of the Nine Realms. Against all odds, she survived and was lovingly raised by the ten Immortals of the Yunmiao Sect, growing into the sect's most pampered and fiercely protected junior master, someone no one dared to cross.
At an auction on the Evernight Terrace, she bid an exorbitant price to recover an old possession of her seventh senior brother. There, she unexpectedly crossed paths with Shen Zhaoyan, the fourth prince of Xuandu, and the two became instant enemies. Under an assumed name, he had gone undercover in the lower realm and founded the Xuanche Sect. Burdened by a deadly poison and the weight of political intrigue, he had set out to investigate the Nine Realms and plan for the balance between the two worlds. He had calculated every possibility under heaven, yet fell only to the bold and radiant Shi Juan, abandoning all his schemes and giving her his whole heart.
She feigned interest to investigate Xuandu's conspiracy, testing him at every turn and remaining wary. He willingly indulged and cherished her, turning against his own side and defying the imperial court for her. Their feelings blossomed, and they fell for each other, yet the opposition fate had set between them only grew more painful.
The secret behind her sect's disappearance came to light. The ties of family in the cold-blooded Marquis' household were torn apart. The Shadow Bureau's pursuit continued relentlessly, and war between the two realms was on the verge of breaking out. On one side was Xuandu, the homeland that had abandoned and harmed her. On the other was the land of the Nine Realms, whose people had protected and raised her.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.