Amid the undercurrents of Tai City, Wei Qing is the undisputed center of power, someone no one dares to cross lightly. Born into the century-old Chinese Wei family of Tai City, he seized control of the underworld at just 24 through sheer ruthlessness and a reckless, almost mad determination, becoming its feared king. Since the day he took the throne, the ancient Buddhist amulet on his chest has never left his side. One hand commands violence, the other offers salvation. In the back alleys and elite circles of Tai City, he is a genuinely fearsome man no one dares provoke.
The Third Master Wei has never been interested in women. He considers even the champagne glasses offered by Tai City’s socialites too dirty to touch. Rumors have even run wild about an ambiguous relationship between him and his childhood friend, Lou Xichi. Then, at his thirtieth birthday party, a set of secretly taken photos suddenly sets the internet ablaze: the man with severe mysophobia is sharing a drink with a mysterious Eastern beauty, their overlapping lip prints visible on the rim. Tai City’s aristocratic circles are thrown into an uproar, and everyone tries to uncover the woman’s identity. Wei Qing, however, shields her completely. When pressed, he taps the table with a cold, commanding air and says, “She’s mine. Who do you think you are to ask about her?”
The woman who made Wei Qing break every one of his rules is Si Nian, the little princess of Beijing’s elite circle. When she was 14, she met Wei Qing, who was staying at her home while recovering from an injury. At the time, he was fighting his family for power and was 24 years old. During the three months they spent together, the girl tucked her heartfelt wishes into a Buddhist amulet and gave it to him. Before long, she heard that Wei Qing had risen to the top of Tai City’s underworld and become its unquestioned ruler. Four years passed in the blink of an eye, and Si Nian set off for Tai City, a thought quietly taking shape in her heart: Maybe finding a man twelve years older isn’t such a bad idea.
