He is Su Qingci, the renowned master of Listening Pine Pavilion, with a pair of tender eyes yet a nature that is cold and distant.
He is Lu Yanzhi, the restless master of Chasing Light Pavilion, as cheerful as a puppy, yet willing to be confined to a small corner for his sake.
The chaos of war swept all four of them into its raging currents. A bloodthirsty former emperor and a power-hungry chancellor turned them into the brightest sacrifices in a whirlpool of political intrigue.
To seize Su Qingci’s musical techniques, a treacherous schemer set a trap and threatened Lu Yanzhi’s life.
That day, the strings snapped, and blood splashed across white robes.
The hands that had once played the qin could never play again.
“I said that’s enough! What are you doing?!” Su Qingci shouted in anguish for the first time, his eyes rimmed with red.
Lu Yanzhi merely brushed a hand over the broken strings and rasped, “I just didn’t want you to lose.”
From then on, the one who could never sit still spent every day seated before the qin.
He played for Su Qingci, schemed for him, and shed blood to avenge him.
The once bright and restless youth turned himself into the heaviest of blades.
“I owe you. I’ll repay you with my whole life.”
[Two formidable leads devoted to each other | Broken strings and deep love | Gripping political intrigue | A happy ending]
When the chaos of war was finally over, all he wanted was to stay by his side and play the music he loved most for the rest of their lives.
