In their previous lives, he dwelled in the highest heavens, while she came from the depths of hell.
In this life, he stands at the heart of the court, while she comes from the edge of the wilderness.
The year they first met, he was blind, and her voice was as gentle as a spring.
On Cangxue Mountain, a woman in white stood out against the snow, while a man in blue was as picturesque as a painting.
When they met again, he was the Southern Prince, powerful enough to rule the court, and she was the legitimate daughter of a marquis's house, returned after years of wandering.
Within Xuancheng, at the heart of every storm, who will come out on top?
“Once I place the realm in his hands, I will take you to see all the world's splendor.”
“Once I help him ascend the throne, I will travel the Nine Provinces and beyond with you.”
In this life or the last, whose promise has withered into dust? Who has planted whom in their heart?
Whose tribulation is this, after all? Who owes whom a debt? And who loves whom most deeply?
No one knew they had become someone else's pawn. In the end, everyone became a stepping stone on the pawns' road home.
And who was it that chanted in the Brahma heavens: All things are the repayment of cause and effect.
