In late spring on Vermilion Bird Street, Shen Muling, a disciple of the Lingyin Pavilion, encounters an assassination attempt and uses her silver whip to rescue the third prince, Yin Shao, who is traveling incognito.
What should have been a chance meeting exposes a shocking conspiracy spanning the imperial court, the Western Regions, and the southern borderlands!
The chancellor is secretly colluding with the Northern Di, secretly raising assassins and refining mind-corrupting Gu. He plans to use the Heaven-Worshipping Ceremony to murder the emperor and seize power. The emperor, who seems benevolent, actually treats every prince and martial-world figure as a pawn in his game of checks and balances.
She lashes her way into the imperial prison to rescue a wrongfully accused prince. He abandons the splendor of the imperial family to accompany her into a perilous valley.
A bloody battle in Fallen Soul Valley, a mission to scout the enemy at Wolf Mountain, a stand against the Northern Di at Black River, a clash with the princes in the imperial city. The martial world uses the music of Lingyin to break the evil Gu, while the royal sword brings the traitorous schemers to justice.
Tensions roil at court, and flames of war spread across the borders. The two fight back to back in a blood-soaked struggle, joining forces to tear through layers of deception and bring down the treacherous mastermind who threatens the nation.
They meet amid chaos, accompanied by the shadows of swords, and stay by each other's side with hearts devoted to healing.
When the dust settles, the new emperor ascends the throne and establishes new policies. A phoenix crown adorns her, a dragon robe adorns him, and for years to come they stand side by side across the vast realm.
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