She was a princess born with a pearl in her mouth. Abandoned at five, she was dragged back by her father at fifteen and inexplicably handed the position of crown prince. When the emperor died, the crown prince ascended the throne. Faced with absolute power, her choice was just one word: flee!
He wore red like blood, bewitching as a demon. After losing her memory and mistaking him for someone else, she gave him her heart. He kept her at arm’s length, leaving behind a letter that read, “I absolutely cannot let her down.”
He and she had been childhood sweethearts, innocent and inseparable. He lived for her, and died because of her. He said, “You are the mountains and rivers stretching far and wide, and the twists and turns written in my fate. I long for you, yet cannot have you.”
He was the leader of an evil cult
