The Shark in the Cage

[A self-deluded, love-brained male lead vs. an emotionally oblivious, universally adored female lead]

The Seven Seas and Thirteen Continents had been ravaged by war for a thousand years, while merfolk ruled the seas.

When Quan Jiuli was born, strange signs appeared in the heavens. An ancient prophecy said she heralded the end of the age of chaos.

She was the merfolk's only princess, blessed with a unique gift for purification.

The three greatest powers, the Yinglong, the phoenixes, and the nine-tailed foxes, all competed for the right to marry the merfolk princess, Quan Jiuli.

But in the end, she chose a young Mengmeng bird who had risen from a land of suffering.

Dressed in black, with black hair and eyes, he was like an incarnation of the abyss of hell.

Ye Xi was the greatest prodigy born among the Mengmeng birds in a thousand years. In little more than a century, he had mastered two innate powers.

One was called Heaven Scorching, the other Annihilation.

When he first arrived at the Deep Blue Secret Realm, he was full of ambition and ready to kill for its treasures.

An arrow pierced his left shoulder. He looked up and saw the most beautiful moon.

Quan Jiuli held up her silver bow, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Stop! That's mine."

Later, to keep this moon all to himself, Ye Xi made the whole world her cage and imprisoned her for life.

Ye Xi in love:

#My wife pierced my heart the very first time we met#

Confused Quan Jiuli:

#This male bird is seriously ill. He wants me to beat him up every day#

[Bonus Scene]

On the day of the marriage alliance between the merfolk and the Yinglong, tribes from across the Seven Seas and Thirteen Continents came to attend the ceremony.

At the wedding, Quan Jiuli stood on the high platform with an impassive expression, silently receiving the blessings.

Suddenly, the sky and sea changed color, and night fell.

A blazing fireball appeared in the sky, its force capable of scorching the heavens and destroying the earth.

Ye Xi emerged from the flames and held out his hand to Quan Jiuli, dressed in her wedding gown.

"A Li, I'm here to take you away."

[Reading Guide]

A male lead who grows stronger vs. a female lead who's always been incredible.

The Mengmeng birds are skilled at controlling fire, while the merfolk are skilled at controlling water.

Theme: Hard work is the way to build the life you want.