The Caged Phoenix of the Northern Desert: The Heir of Beiliang Has Fallen for Her

[Rivals on Equal Footing] [Desert Intrigue] [General vs. Prince of Beiliang] [Two Male Leads] [One-on-One, Both Chaste] [Happy Ending]

After the defeat at Sunset Valley, Shen Qinglan, General Who Guards the North, becomes a prisoner.

He thinks he is destined to die by the blade, but the Wolf Lord of Beiliang, Baye, spares his life for the sole purpose of forcing him to submit.

Covered in the yellow sands of the northern desert and subjected to endless mockery, Shen Qinglan remains unbowed. His proud spine never bends, not even a little.

Yet this ruthless enemy prince, who kills without hesitation, keeps showing him unexpected tenderness:

When a sandstorm erupts, he shields him with his own body from flying rocks. On a bitterly cold night, he tosses him a quilt to warm him.

Shen Qinglan takes a deadly arrow meant for Baye, only to be met with an angry scolding through red-rimmed eyes: “Idiot.”

Baye is badly wounded and lies on the ground. This is Shen Qinglan's only chance to escape alive.

The feud between their nations, the hatred born on the battlefield: he should have ridden off without looking back.

But in the end, he saves his sworn enemy.

As political currents surge through the court and schemes clash across the desert, Shen Qinglan is driven into a dead end.

Baye angrily flips the table. “If anything happens to him, every last one of you will be buried with him!”

Once, he would rather die than bend the knee.

Now, he willingly casts aside all his pride for one person.