Locking Away the Spring Light

A silver tongue. Bewitching beauty vs. an unfeeling, battle-hardened general

Liuying is the most celebrated performer at the singing and dancing house. On the day she comes of age, she meets a green young man with refined features and a spotless white robe.

Desperate to escape her miserable life, she pulls out all the stops and persuades him to take her away from this glittering den of indulgence.

She never expects that the sweet, lilting words of the pleasure quarter will not only make the young man infatuated and besotted, but also draw the attention of his elder brother.

The man is tall and upright, with arched brows and deep-set eyes. Liuying only catches a fleeting glimpse of him, yet the force of his gaze is enough to intimidate her.

At their first meeting, her eyes are alluring as silk. Nestled in the young man's arms, she presses her lips together and smiles at him, her beauty lush and dazzling.

The next time they meet, she is in danger in the woods, her eyes misty with tears, looking utterly pitiful. "General, save me..."

Later, on a rainy night, tipsy from wine, she tumbles into his arms, her expression shy, as if she has something to say but cannot bring herself to speak.

Xie Xiuwu finally falls completely under her spell. He disregards everything and seizes her back to his residence, using the world's rarest treasures to build her a gilded cage. He locks the little songbird, so practiced at sweet-talking, inside forever, making her sing for him alone.

But the beauty in his arms only laughs at him in scorn.

"And here I thought the general was some paragon of virtue. You're no better than anyone else~"

Theme: Long for the sunlight and pursue a life of freedom.