The snow and winds of the Northern Frontier forged Song Ya, the jewel of the Wu Kingdom, into a woman of iron will and fierce pride. The gilded phoenix decree from the Great Ye is no sign of favor, but a poisoned blade carefully honed by the new emperor, Shen Jing. He dangles the title of empress as bait, luring her to the capital alone in hopes of seizing the hundreds of thousands of elite Wu Kingdom cavalry poised at the empire’s throat.
Song Ya’s slender fingers, roughened with calluses, traced the decree’s cold patterns. A grassland wildfire blazed in her eyes, not the bashful excitement of a bride-to-be. “Empress?” A nearly cruel curve lifted her lips as she gave a soft laugh. Her voice rang like jade striking gold, yet was steeped in the cold of the north. “Excellent. The phoenix seat beside the dragon throne will make a warm nest for the sons of Wu.” Her resolute plan to keep the child and discard the father had already taken root in her heart. The man on the throne was nothing more than the most expensive vessel she had chosen for her powerful bloodline.
On the thousand-mile journey to the capital, danger shadowed her every step. The irony was bitter: the man preparing to welcome her in phoenix crown and bridal robes couldn’t wait to have her killed along the way!
On a moonless, windy night, the relay station’s lights abruptly went out! Several shadows sprang forward like ghosts, their blades flashing as they lunged straight for her slender figure!
But he had no idea that his would-be victim was no fragile canary in a gilded cage. She was the Northern Frontier’s demon, the woman who had once ridden alone into an army and taken a general’s head!
The hunt had begun. But who was the hunter, and who the prey? From the very first move, the game seemed to have strayed from the path he had laid out. The snows of the Northern Frontier were surging toward the heart of Great Ye, unstoppable.
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