The first time they met, she was eleven and held the steward at knifepoint to carve out a way forward for herself. He thought she was brave and clever, a girl with promise. He saved her and trained her, turning her into a blade in his hand. What he never expected was that he would give her his heart.
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The first time they met, he saved her, and from then on she had no choice but to follow him. She hated bloodshed and sword practice, but she could not hate him or refuse him. Even by his side, she was always prepared for the day they would part. His love was beyond her reach. He was destined to remain high above her, someone she could never call her own. If she could not have him, she would leave!
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“Chao Sheng, the next time I see you, I won’t let you go again,” said Helian Xun, the Liang Kingdom’s general, whose life was inextricably bound to hers.
“If there is another life, Helian Xun, I’ll marry you.”
“I don’t want another life. I want you now!”
“In this life, I owe him. What I owe you, I can only repay in the next.”
