[Ancient-Style Court Intrigue + Angsty Romance + Past and Present Lives]
He was the regent, with power over the entire court and a heart cold as frost.
He was the deposed crown prince, proud and untamed, willing to fight back with his life.
On a night of raging wind and snow, he was pinned to the golden palace floor as a sandalwood ruler came down, shattering his dignity.
“You belong to me, body and soul. Not a single part of you is allowed to escape.”
He thought this was the beginning of his imprisonment, never realizing that every blow of the ruler was the man's desperate attempt to protect him, a love so deep it would cost him his life. The ruler in his palm, the love within it: his body took the blows, but his heart bore the pain.
War erupted on the northern frontier, the mystery of his origins came to light, and the Three-Life Gu poison tied the fates of three people together. It turned out he was not merely a deposed crown prince, but the reincarnation of an ancient divine clan. It turned out the man had waited millions of years for him, all for this meeting in their present life.
“Shen Qingzhou, what will you do if my soul is scattered?”
“Even if I have to search the ends of heaven and the depths of the underworld, I will find you and bring you back.”
Past and present lives, tangled schemes, love and hatred intertwined.
When the truth came to light and the seal was restored, he finally realized that the deepest prison in the world was never the towering walls of the Regent's residence, but the road home built for him by the man called Shen Qingzhou, through ninety-nine years of waiting.
The ruler is our pact, the palm of my hand is your prison. In this life, you cannot escape, and I cannot let you go.
