Su Tan, the sole survivor of a family of poison masters, disguises herself as a mute woman and infiltrates the household of Xiao Jin, the only son of her sworn enemy and heir to the Prince of Dingbei, to avenge her family’s massacre. Using poison as her blade, she advances step by step. But as they spend their days together, she gradually discovers that there was more to the massacre than she knew. Xiao Jin’s possessive obsession and heartfelt confessions draw her into a whirlpool of love and hate. When the truth finally emerges, it reveals a century-old feud between their clans. Su Tan risks her life to break the deadlock with poison, while Xiao Jin sacrifices his own foundations to protect her. In the end, they seal their pact in blood and, amid the turmoil of the martial world and the imperial court, shatter the chains of fate with their battered bodies.
Highlights: Detailed, hard-hitting poison craft; intense emotional tension, from love unrequited to mutual redemption; an identity reversal, as the avenger becomes caught up in the conflict; and a powerful sense of destiny.
