[Unhinged energy + a cast of villains + sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside heroine + utterly double-standard hero + a powerful man who bows to love]
Disclaimer: Neither lead is a saint; both are a little bad. The leads are devoted to each other, with no third party.
Wan Qing is Shi Heng's kept woman, and the apple of his eye.
Born into the imperial family, Shi Heng has been gloomy since birth.
At a palace banquet, her sword dance blazes like a fire, igniting his deadened heart.
He becomes madly infatuated with her.
His love is fervent and sincere, yet possessive to the point of madness.
To keep her bound to his side, he helps set in motion the calamity that destroys her family.
“Qingqing, if I couldn't meet you in this life, how could I ever be content?”
“Now that I have met you, how could I not make you mine?”
“Qingqing, as long as you're by my side, it doesn't matter how many people die!”
Wan Qing is a dazzling, fiercely radiant flower that blooms in the barren frontier, sharp-edged by nature.
From the age of fifteen, she rides into battle alongside her elder brother, sword in hand, bold and swift.
After she returns to the capital, Shi Heng, heir to the Prince of Fennan, falls in love with her at first sight.
From then on, he follows her like a shadow, letting her boss him around and do as she pleases.
To be with her forever, he makes a pact with the devil and brings about the downfall of her entire family.
By a cruel twist of fate, he also ruins her life.
When she wakes again, her eyes are filled with hatred, and all she wants is to destroy him. She truly loves him, and she truly wants him dead!
“Shi Heng, let's go to hell together!”
“If you don't die, I won't be at peace!”
“Whether it's a mountain of blades or a bed of iron spikes, Qingqing will stay with you. Qingqing will never let Shi Heng face it alone.”
