Sharp Blade in the Snow

Exiled for a false charge of patricide, Feng Li returns to Mo City as a puppet queen under her aunt Meng Wu’s control. Feigning madness to survive, she begins testing the assassins hidden among her new attendants.

After surviving an assassination attempt, Feng Li fakes an execution to flush out hidden enemies. A scar on Yun Zhan’s waist awakens memories of a snowbound promise neither realizes still binds them.

Poisoned while secretly investigating her father’s murder, Feng Li collapses into the arms of would-be assassin Yun Zhan, who recognizes the jade token from their shared childhood past.

As Meng Wu tightens her grip on the throne, Feng Li teams up with covert ally Jiang Zimo. Meanwhile, Yun Zhan’s true identity surfaces: he is Cang Lin, the long-lost Crown Prince of Dongli.

Pressured to surrender the mind-controlling incense Fengning Fragrance, Feng Li proposes a fragile alliance with Yun Zhan. Old betrayal and national grudges collide as they agree to hunt the truth together.

Searching for a rare jade ingredient to counter Meng Wu, Feng Li and Yun Zhan survive hallucinatory trials that force them to confront buried guilt and their unspoken bond.