Stardust Kissed by the Wind and Sand

“This place has no room for idlers, let alone dead weight.” He stared at the strange woman before him, whose air was refined despite her filthy appearance. His voice was as cold as the desert night wind.

Jiang Wanxing looked up, the last trace of defiance flickering through her despair. “I'm not dead weight.”

Ao Zheng sneered and tossed her a rust-covered dagger. “Prove it.”

…

When the red dot of a laser sight locked onto her forehead at the Lighthouse auction, a dark figure tore through the night like a demon. Amid the roar of gunfire, he yanked her into his arms, his breath hot against her skin. “Did I teach you those skills so you could go get yourself killed?”

She choked back a sob. “This is my family’s business. I can't drag you into it…”

“Shut up!” He kissed her bloodied lips, each word ringing with conviction. “From the day I picked you up, your business became my business!”

A fallen heiress wanders into a forbidden desert zone and encounters a hard, taciturn man of unknown origins. He teaches her how to survive and trains her to use a gun, but when she’s cornered, he steps in without hesitation and shields her with his own body. When long-buried medals of honor resurface and the codename “Dark Blade” echoes through the underworld once more, they realize their meeting was no accident. It was the opening chapter of a fate written long ago…