The Star Marrow Has Yet to Fade

Shuofeng City fell, and the royal banners were brought down. A carefully planned palace coup left Xiao Jue, the powerful Prince of Zhennan, gravely wounded and branded a wanted criminal. The only one at his side was his new princess consort, Shen Weixi, a woman of uncertain standing who harbored a secret.

With deadly hazards ahead and hounds on their heels, the two were forced onto a desperate flight toward the northern frontier. Xiao Jue was gravely wounded and close to death, while Shen Weixi seemed frail and delicate, yet carried the Su family's ancestral Soul-Concentrating Jade and a mysterious fragment of the “Nirvana Heart,” coveted by all sides.

Would they stand by each other through thick and thin, or each fight to survive alone? From suspicion and distance to standing together in life and death, amidst relentless pursuit and the snowstorms of the vast northern wilderness, the two had no choice but to join hands and seek a glimmer of hope in their desperate plight. Yet more piercing than a cold blade were the ancient secrets buried in their bloodlines and a shocking conspiracy capable of bringing down the dynasty...