He Thought He’d Tamed a Little Canary

[Sweet Romance + Xianxia + Palace Intrigue] [Possessive Emperor × Teasing Mountain Goddess]

Huo Chonglou thinks he has hidden a beauty away in his gilded cage, keeping a gentle, fragile canary who will do as he pleases.

She is timid, her eyes misty, as delicate as a flower in the wind, and utterly dependent on him.

He spoils her and indulges her, keeping her confined in the palace, convinced he has everything under control.

Until heavenly fire engulfs the city and the realm teeters on the brink of collapse

His canary casts off her finery and walks barefoot through the flames, vines forming her armor and clear springs turning into blades.

Standing atop the palace, she looks at him calmly.

“Your Majesty, what lies buried beneath your summer palace is my heart.”

Only then does Huo Chonglou realize that the bird he thought he had tamed was no bird at all.

She is the goddess who protects the mountains and rivers.

And he had already given her his heart.