She was a mercenary who clawed her way back from mountains of corpses, living only to protect her younger brother, Shen Xingyao.
But when blades flashed, the boy fell bleeding into her arms. His words, “Sister, this is sweet,” became a grief that would haunt her forever.
After her soul crossed into another world, she became the abandoned daughter of the prime minister’s household, forced to marry a foolish prince deep within the palace.
As the red candles flickered, he timidly offered her a honey cake and softly repeated:
“Have some. It’s sweet.”
In an instant, her defenses crumbled, and pain pierced her heart.
Everyone laughed at her for marrying a fool, unaware that beneath his simple exterior was the hidden master of Listening Snow Tower, concealed in the shadows.
He hid his edge; she wielded her blade. He gave her a lifetime of sweetness; she would protect him for all his days.
Amid palace schemes and surging love and hate, she thought she was merely struggling to survive in another world, never realizing that
he had already made her the only light and home he would ever seek.
