Calm and self-possessed master of the secret sect Lin Xiang VS the pitiful and harmless Ninth Prince Zhao Ting, who becomes devious later on (the female lead is stronger than the male lead)
Lin Xiang knew from childhood that the long, endless night held no light. Who would care if she died? Zhao Ting, meanwhile, had spent his whole life losing things and had never known love.
As an adult, Lin Xiang emerged from hell clad in black robes. With one careless glance, she sent the court officials tumbling to their knees.
Zhao Ting turned the court upside down, cut down treacherous villains, and casually toyed with the little knife in his hand, slicing the skin from traitors one cut at a time.
Scene One
Zhao Ting, who had grown cold and merciless, slaughtering without restraint, was attending a banquet in another kingdom. Through strings of pearls and a red curtain, he caught a fleeting glimpse of her. He knew his heart had returned. His face remained as cold as ever, but the corners of his eyes secretly reddened.
After the banquet, Zhao Ting waited in a corner, hoping to see her, but her maid warned him, “You’re not worthy.”
That night, Zhao Ting, dead drunk, slipped into her room and buried his face in the neck of the woman he had longed for day and night. Hurt and indignant, he murmured, “She’s the one who isn’t worthy. I’m the one who deserves her.”
[Heads-up] The leads are both career-driven; their romance develops naturally.
