(One-on-one romance, mutual devotion)
One move decides the world's fate; one thought can ruin a lifetime.
A great fire in Fen Yin Valley plunged Wan Sheng into the abyss, and the spiritual calamity she was born with followed her like a shadow. For seventeen years, she struggled to survive, fixated on hunting down the culprit and taking revenge. Long ago, she had stopped daring to reach for any warmth.
Deep in the clouds of Wu Wang Cliff, Xuan Jin watched the game with cold eyes. Everyone said he was devoid of feeling or desire, but only he knew that he had already, without a sound, sheltered the lonely girl within his own game of chess. His love hidden deep, his protection silent, he watched her venture into danger again and again, keeping every emotion concealed in his eyes.
A fragmentary map suddenly appeared among the ancient ruins of Cangwu, and a sealed conspiracy abruptly came to light. The intertwined fates of the spiritual source and the spiritual calamity bound the two together. He believed he controlled the whole game, yet he fell in love for real. She had been single-mindedly bent on revenge, yet her heart had begun to stir before she even realized it.
But fate has never been ours to command.
When the turmoil subsided and the land returned to peace, the one in white who played chess quietly departed at last. Only Wan Sheng remained, alone on Wu Wang Cliff, accompanied by the rustle of pines and the clear breeze, guarding a regret no one knew about.
Beginning in Wu Wang, ending in ashes: this fated romance ultimately left behind only a heart-wrenching regret that would never fade.
