- Young master from a martial arts clan x demonic cult enchantress and professional liar
- Sincerely pure-hearted male lead pretending to be a flirt x calculating female lead pretending to be innocent
In the martial world of Shu, the Guan family ranks first.
Guan Zhiyun is the youngest head of the Guan family in centuries: a prodigy, spirited and dashing.
On a night when rain poured in torrents, a drenched young woman, as frightened as a little rabbit, fled into his home.
Her beautiful eyes brimmed with tears, and even her sobs carried the soft lilt of the Wu region:
"Please save me, sir."
Beautiful, fragile, utterly pitiful.
No one would have guessed that behind such a lovely face was a member of the notorious demonic cult, with a vicious, utterly self-serving heart.
Every time he gave her his sincere affection, all he got in return was even more lies and exploitation.
All she ever wanted was to use his influence to climb higher and higher, until she reached the very top.
The trembling tip of his sword pointed at the slender neck of the young woman. Though he held the power of life and death, he looked as if he were the one held captive, his voice full of pain:
"Do you... even have a heart?"
The young woman seized the blade and pressed its edge closer to her throat. A mocking smile gleamed in her eyes, as if she knew for certain he wouldn't strike.
Blood streamed between her fingers. Her rosy lips parted, coldly delivering the merciless answer:
"No."
Content warnings: 1. The male lead is actually the third male lead in Back to Where the Lanterns Shine. This is a one-sided love story between the third male lead and the female lead, but the plots are unrelated, so you don't need to read the other book first.
2. The male lead is a virgin; the female lead is not. He never wins her over, and they end as close friends. The moon hangs high, shining on everyone but him. He loves her, hates her, feels for her, and can't let her go, while she never develops feelings for him at all.
Theme: The human heart is hard to read, but a hero's heart remains true.
