[Noblewoman + assassin + political intrigue + devoted love, one-on-one romance]
She is the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Grand Preceptor's estate, once the talk of the capital. She is also the second-ranked top assassin in the shadows of night, a blade with hidden sharpness that none can withstand.
When she breaks off her engagement, she decisively severs her ties with the young master of the Prime Minister's estate. Amid the uproar across the court, Prince Yi, who holds immense power and commands a mighty army, arrives beneath the moon and publicly asks her for a marriage contract.
Everyone says she is marrying above her station, but they do not know that the devotion in his eyes has been hidden for her for many years.
A phoenix concealed within a blade, she only wanted to live in peace. Yet before she knew it, the court had become a perilous game, with every faction watching her like a predator.
She uses her noble status to plot and strategize, and an assassin's edge to eliminate traitors. He makes his unparalleled military power her shield, protecting her peace for a lifetime as they guard the realm and all its people together.