On the day Xie Qingci, heir to the Duke of Xie, returned to the capital, undercurrents stirred in Chang'an.
With old friends by his side, he caught a fleeting glimpse in the bustling marketplace of the brilliant, bold Princess Changning, a woman who feared nothing.
Lately, strange and supernatural incidents had been happening one after another in the capital, leaving everyone on edge.
He kept a secret no one knew, while she blazed with a bold and dazzling spirit.
One glance was all it took to fall for her. With every step, he drew closer.
He wanted to protect more than just this city. He wanted to protect the woman before him.
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Xie Qingci's eyes were red, unshed tears shining in them, and there was still fresh blood at the corner of his lips.
It was the mark left when Li Lingyi had just fought free of him and bitten him.
He gripped her wrist, his knuckles white. His voice was hoarse, as if tempered in fire, his words obsessive and burning. "Li Lingyi, whether you're a demon or a human, I don't care in the slightest. So what if humans and demons are supposed to be worlds apart? So what if the laws of Heaven and Earth forbid it? I will go against everyone and keep you by my side."
He stepped closer, his breath scorching as each word struck home. "If you dare take one step away, if you hide from me even once, I'll turn Chang'an upside down to find you, even if you hide in the demon market or the imperial palace. In this life and the next, don't even think about shaking me off."
Li Lingyi's heart jolted. Angry and flustered, she was just about to speak when he seized her lips in a fierce kiss.
Their teeth pressed together, the taste of blood mingling with their scorching breaths, salty and hot, wild with desperation.
Xie Qingci kissed her fiercely, painfully, as if he meant to break her bones and devour her, to meld her into his flesh and blood.
That kiss held his long-suppressed, all-or-nothing love, and the words he hadn't said but had already carved into his fate:
"All I want is you."
Theme: Seek the truth through investigation, protect Chang'an with unwavering resolve, and pursue love with sincerity
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