After the collapse of the old civilization, Graystone City has every inch of ruins soaked in rust and blood. Ling Jin, the daughter of the former city lord, has been dormant for three years in the shadow of her parents' assassination. As an "advisor" to the Iron Council, she stirred up the city-state's decadent power chess game.
She has the two sharpest knives:
One is Wild Wind - the leader of the Iron Wolf Gang who was born as a scavenger. He is as crazy as an untamed beast, but he is willing to restrain his claws for her. "I will crush the bones of whomever Sister Jin tells me to bite," is his only creed.
One is Ling Che, the frail half-brother, the uncrowned king of the dark web, whose yandere paranoia is hidden in his gentle eyes, "As long as my sister doesn't want it, I will deal with it," is his silent vow.
The greed of the Iron Council, the covetousness of the Sand Scorpions, the city walls surrounded by mutant beasts... In the era of chaos, only an iron hand can establish order. Ling Jin stepped on the traitor's bones and climbed to the top, using the "Ember Earth Code" to tear apart the old rules, only to find that the most difficult threat was never the external enemy——
When Mad Dog's loyalty begins to spiral out of control, and when Dark Blade's paranoia crosses the line and hurts others, she, the Queen of Greystone City, must not only hold onto the scepter to suppress the troubled times, but also tame these two shackles in the name of love.
"My knife must always be in my hand."
She stood on the highest tower, watching Yefeng's wolf howl shake the city wall, and listening to Ling Che's intelligence waves buzzing in the dark night. The chaos has not ended yet, and her throne should have been built on blades and costs.
