[Peerless Warrior Princess x Gentle, Stunning, Frail Courtesan]
Ling Shuang, the beloved Princess Baiqing of the Song Kingdom, was once the apple of her parents' and siblings' eyes. But by accident, the remnant soul of a sword demon who had lived for a thousand years took up residence inside her.
With the sword demon's help, Ling Shuang gained unimaginable power, but everything comes at a price. Only by fulfilling the demon's long-held wish can she be free. The little princess is forced to leave her home and family behind and set out on a journey.
Amid endless killing, Ling Shuang gradually loses herself. Caught up in a conspiracy, she is badly wounded and, by a twist of fate, rescued by Su Yuening, a celebrated courtesan from the Yun Kingdom's imperial entertainment house.
The stunning courtesan is famed throughout the capital. Delicate and frail, she is clever and perceptive, yet beneath her proud bearing lies an insecurity that is hard to erase.
Su Yuening brings the wounded Ling Shuang back to the entertainment house.
With the sword demon temporarily suppressed, Ling Shuang conceals her identity and stays on at the entertainment house, doing odd jobs to atone for her sins.
Within her body, she and the sword demon struggle day and night for control;
in the confines of their tower pavilion, two hearts scarred by pain slowly draw closer and fall for one another.
The fires of war flare, the world falls into chaos, armies clash, and demons run rampant.
Ruthless soldiers storm the Liufeng Bureau and set their sights on the delicate, beautiful courtesan. To protect Sister Su, Ling Shuang once again bathes herself in blood.
They fight to survive in a world at war, traveling across the vast lands of the seven kingdoms, from icy valleys to distant deserts and seas. They forge bonds with all kinds of people and ultimately rise to the pinnacle of glory.
One day, the dust will finally settle. When the scattered fragments of countless entangled causes and effects are pieced together, the princess and the courtesan will clasp hands beneath the sun, and together they will face the sword demon's final wish.
[Lesbian romance content warning: The princess has a fake fiance who exists to drive the plot, but there is nothing between them, and the princess has never loved him.]
