Love, Hate, Kill, Protect

Beneath her armor, Su Lingxi wears a woman’s finery. She joins the army for love, only to be betrayed by Wang Chengyu and reduced to a “ghost” offered as a sacrifice to the enemy. Donning a mask, she becomes a phantom strategist and forms a pact of revenge with the formidable Ling Lanyuan, helping him conquer city after city. When the emperor tears away her cold mask, the mystery of her origins is suddenly revealed: she is, in fact, a princess of the enemy kingdom, cast adrift far from home! As hatred blazes across the land, Ling Lanyuan’s sincerity and protection help her find redemption in the bloody whirlpool tearing her identity apart, transforming her from an avenging demon into the jewel of the Xiao Kingdom. And in the morning light of Fengyin Hall, she forges a passionate bond with the emperor who was once her enemy, one that transcends political intrigue. Love and hatred burn across the land, until at last the dawn breaks.