Supreme Zenith

[Cold-Hearted, Sickly Princess x Amnesiac Assassin]

Yun Lang is forced to claw her way up, with Chang Li as the blade in her hand and the shadow at her back, never leaving her side. Until the blade pierces its master's heart. Through life and death, they will never be parted.

The elder brother Yun Lang killed with her own hands, Yun Jinghe, became a nightmare haunting her on the road to exile.

The Seventh Prince, Yun Lang, helped the Empress eliminate her greatest threat, but still ended up cast away in the far north to fend for herself.

One wave of assassins follows another. At the brink of life and death, she uses a greedy con artist to lead her pursuers away.

She thought he was as good as dead. But he returns, walking a path of blood, kneels before her, and willingly becomes the blade in her hand.

This blade is called Chang Li. It is sinister, loves to lie, and will kill its master.

“Yun Jinghe died long ago. Are you going to avenge him?”

“No, Your Highness. Only the living can take revenge. I am Yun Jinghe.”

Chang Li has no memories. “Yun Jinghe” is his only clue.

He will find Yun Jinghe, or find himself, whatever the cost.

Yun Lang was born a pawn in the palace's schemes. She trusts neither the living nor sincerity.

Chang Li is certain Yun Jinghe is still alive, and Yun Lang is his only lead.

One treats people as blades, the other as bait. The two con artists probe and distrust each other, yet have no choice but to fight side by side.

Their cold hearts draw so close that, against all odds, a little warmth grows between them as they depend on each other to survive.

Warnings:

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. In this setting, all the emperor's children are eligible to inherit the throne, so they are all called princes, and ranked together regardless of gender.

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3. The leads are male and female. They are not siblings, adopted siblings, or any other kind of siblings.

Theme: The world is the game board. Once a piece is placed, there is no taking it back.