[Two formidable leads] [Political intrigue] [Redemption and rebirth] [Shattered, then rebuilt]
She was the orphaned daughter of a military family. At fifteen, she disguised herself as a man to inherit a noble title, then fought in eight years of campaigns without a single defeat.
The Duke of Weiguo had held a crumbling empire together, but after being poisoned, he had only six months left to live. For the sake of a promise and the honor of her family, she burned through her last reserves of strength and charged headlong into the flames.
She thought she could finally die.
He was the regent of an enemy state. At twenty, he had installed a young emperor and seized sole control of the court.
On the battlefield, she became the one flaw in his otherwise flawless plans.
He took the young ruler of her state hostage and kept her at his side. He thought it was a passing whim, never realizing when she became the only warmth in his cold, unyielding life.
Born enemies, she was threatened and imprisoned. She should have hated him.
Yet, without realizing it, his clumsy, stubborn kindness gradually pulled her out of the numbness of someone waiting to die.
As she counted down the days until her death, she never imagined that anyone in this world would be willing to give her more time.
“But Xiao Yao, if you knew that saving her would mean losing her, would you still have saved her?”
She left without a word. He searched all of Dazhao and found nothing but despair.
Three years later, they met again on the battlefield. She stood tall and graceful atop the city wall, while he reined in his horse amid the wind and snow.
When a corner of the conspiracy was finally exposed, she realized that the only person she could trust might be her enemy.
From facing each other across the battlefield to standing side by side, from taking what they wanted by force to entrusting each other with their hearts, they decided to cleave a path through the darkness together.
What is regret?
She fought for eight years without a single defeat, yet she never once beat him.
What is regret?
He wanted so badly to defeat her, yet he would never have the chance to face her at the height of her powers.
I only gave the author a big review after reading more than 90 chapters. This book is different from the previous one. Naughty people really need a lover they can't drive away. The heroine's experience is really heartbreaking. She is so stunning that she will always be remembered in the legend of the past. Not to mention the heartache of the male protagonist watching her destroy a work of art with her own hands, the female protagonist herself often misses her former self! I feel that in the early stage, the male and female protagonists are not very good at loving people. Both are a bit talkative. But I can really understand them both separately. A person who doesn't want to see the person he cares about leave again, and a person who is used to carrying everything by himself. Everyone has their own old wounds and weaknesses. Two-way salvation for each other! Looking forward to the follow-up! Come on!