Embers Beneath the Snow, Sunlight at Dawn

In the final years of the Da Xuan dynasty, factional strife gnaws at the heart of the empire like a malignant tumor. General Jian Zheng, Defender of the North, is implicated in the Crown Prince’s case. After the Dark Night Alliance wipes out his family, his son Jian Yang is rescued by Fan Jinxue. Fan Jinxue, the Crown Prince’s orphaned child and the Dark Night Alliance’s “Asura Sword,” carries the burdens of searching for a younger brother and avenging a family massacre, struggling to survive amid a maelstrom of political intrigue. The two meet and stand by each other in their search for the truth. Love and hatred intertwine, and after enduring hardship, they finally find happiness, only to part ways over their conflicting loyalties. When the dust finally settles, only one sentence captures the tragic love and hatred of these turbulent times: “May the one I love achieve all they wish for in this life...”