A Love That Spans Cities

“If you don’t behave, I’ll send you to Weicheng to serve Xiuye.” This was Xuan An’s favorite threat to use against Liancheng. But in the winter of Liancheng’s sixteenth year, the wicked Xuan An really did send her to Xiuye. She fell from elven princess to dragon-clan slave, then rose from slave to Xiuye’s wife and queen of the demon clan in the blink of an eye. The price was two strategic border towns and an order to withdraw the troops. She thought she’d fallen into a pit of fire, but Xiuye gave her the happiest time of her life. It was all too brief. Kneeling beside Xiuye’s body as it slowly grew cold, she did not even dare to cry aloud. Overnight, she became the youngest empress dowager in the history of the demon clan. Surrounded by enemies, she was fortunate to have Yuan Xu, the slave who wore a bronze mask, by her side. He taught her how to maneuver among enemies, both in the open and in the shadows. When she fell irrevocably in love with Yuan Xu, she removed his mask, only to see the face she least wanted to see.