Xiao Xiyao once thought her life would remain forever in that carefree midsummer when she was twelve, adored by all and with a peerless young man hidden in her heart.
Then news of his death arrived, and her world fell apart in an instant.
The dream shattered in a flash. She fell from the clouds and finally saw the currents and blades beneath the sweet facade.
And so the pearl cherished by both the Chancellor’s residence and the imperial palace put away her innocence and learned to wield power and steel.
As a woman, she would carve out a path to the very top.
The court was rife with intrigue, the battlefields in turmoil. Countless heroes and champions gathered around her, admiring her; some became her pawns, others her allies.
But in the end, she understood that she need not be anyone’s dependent. Her honor and glory could only be forged by her own hands.
