In the thirty-third year of the Qianlong reign, Zhu Ning, Princess of the Heshuo Kening house, is framed by political enemies and sealed alive inside the Eastern Tomb to serve as a sacrificial burial. Just as the coffin lid is about to close, Chen Mufeng, a wandering adventurer afflicted with a bone-deep chill and skilled at seeking out rare pearls, breaks into the tomb to steal its treasures and accidentally pulls her back from the gates of death.
One is a pampered, teary-eyed princess with a gift for identifying pearls and recognizing ancient texts, who has only pretended to be dead. The other is a sickly, cold-blooded martial artist of unmatched skill, known as the Azure Pearl Seeker. Forced to flee together to evade their pursuers, find the Seven Pearls of the Sea, and uncover the truth behind her living burial, they embark on a desperate journey.
Their route takes them through Shengjing, down to Jiangnan, across the South China Sea, and into the northern deserts. Strange cases pile up, and danger lurks at every turn. He may be sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, always shielding her with his body and his blood. She is sweet and resilient, quietly standing by him as the cold poison ravages his body. Pursued relentlessly by the Imperial Household Department's assassins and caught up in a royal secret that could shake the realm, the two go from mutual irritation to an inseparable bond, seeking pearls, solving cases, and searching each other's hearts along the way.
The sheltered princess is no longer a caged bird, and the cold-hearted hero has found someone to cherish. When the seven pearls are reunited, she gives up her royal identity, and he is freed from the cold poison that has plagued him. A vast realm is worth less than returning home side by side and guarding a single true love together.
It's great, it's beautiful, and it's a refreshing read. Both boys and girls love to read it. The more you read it, the more you read it, and you can't put it down.