(Ao Xiuluo vs. Little Pixie)
The threads of fate bind the dragon soul of a past life to the wolf’s blood of this one, and tighten around two souls strangled by lies.
In his previous life, Ao Lie was the noble Third Prince of the West Sea. Reborn as Xue Nu, an abandoned son of the wolf clan, he is driven to the deadly border between humans and wolves by his blood kin’s betrayal on the day of his coming-of-age ceremony. With death a breath away, an arrow from General Xiao of the human race unexpectedly becomes his salvation.
Thousands of miles away, Tuoba Yu, the treasured daughter of the Tuoba clan, loses everything in a fire that consumes all: her memories, her identity, and her loved ones. Badly wounded and left adrift in Chang’an, she is taken in by the Duchess of Ningguo and becomes the silent Fifth Young Lady of the household, “Liu Shuer.” A stroke of fortune and the Empress Dowager’s favor restore her prestige, and she becomes a princess. At a glittering palace banquet, Xue Nu, the Crown Prince’s study companion, catches a glimpse of her and falls deeply in love. The emperor decrees their marriage, and a match made in heaven seems assured.
Yet war fires flare along the frontier! Xue Nu dons armor in his father’s place and fights bloodily on the battlefield. Mountains of bones win him the glorious title of “Great General Who Guards the Nation” and an imperial surname. Victories keep coming, but the wedding remains far off. Shut away in her quarters, Liu Shuer withers amid rumors and gossip, convinced that her fiancé despises this marriage forced upon him. Despair coils around her heart like a vine, and she ties a cold silk sash around her neck… Fortunately, her maid saves her at the last moment, when she is barely breathing.
The news of her “death” crosses mountains and rivers, reaching the fiery front lines. The world before Bai Zhan collapses. So she would rather die than marry him! The utterly heartbroken general chooses to “die in battle” in the next bloody clash. His armor sinks to the riverbed, and he vanishes under an assumed name, burying “Bai Zhan” and all his foolish devotion among the falling peach blossoms of Peach Blossom Village.
