About this season
After betrayal drives Huanhua Valley into exile, its heiress Fang Muwan rebuilds her life—only to be drawn back into turmoil when an assassination case exposes the masked leader of Wufeng Pavilion as her former husband, Xie Ciyuan. As tyranny tightens its grip on the realm, old love and deep grudges resurface, forcing her to choose between the fate of a nation and the heart she once tried to forget.
Episodes (24)
1. Episode 1
Aired 5 January 2026 • 14 min
Under tyrant Xie Cizhou’s brutal rule, assassin Si Yao survives a lethal trial to join Wuming Pavilion. A chance encounter with seemingly frivolous prince Xie Ciyuan sparks an alliance neither fully understands.
2. Episode 2
Aired 5 January 2026 • 14 min
Assassin bride Si Yao enters a marriage of deception with prince Xie Ciyuan — each plotting against the other, while tyrant Xie Cizhou watches with dangerous amusement.
3. Episode 3
Aired 5 January 2026 • 15 min
After a failed assassination, Si Yao and Xie Ciyuan perform a flawless cover-up. When he realizes she can calm the deadly parasite inside him, suspicion turns into something far more personal.
4. Episode 4
Aired 5 January 2026 • 13 min
While exposing corruption, Si Yao earns the quiet support of Xie Ciyuan. A hidden message reveals a darker conspiracy and missing women tied to powerful men.
5. Episode 5
Aired 5 January 2026 • 15 min
When poison leaves Si Yao near death, Xie Ciyuan drops his mask to save her. A desperate kiss binds their fates — as secrets between them deepen.
6. Episode 6
Aired 5 January 2026 • 15 min
As trust falters, Si Yao learns Xie Ciyuan is bound by a parasitic curse planted by his sister, Xie Cizhou — a weapon of control forged in blood.
7. Episode 7
Aired 5 January 2026 • 15 min
Compassion turns intimate as Si Yao soothes Xie Ciyuan’s agony. But clues hidden in her blood suggest a past tied to the mysterious Huanhua Valley.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 January 2026 • 14 min
Searching for answers, Xie Ciyuan leads Si Yao toward her buried past but the name “Huanhua Valley” unlocks pain she cannot remember.
9. Episode 9
Aired 5 January 2026 • 14 min
Risking everything, Xie Ciyuan sneaks into the lion’s den to see his captive mother — promising freedom as rebellion begins to stir.
10. Episode 10
Aired 5 January 2026 • 14 min
A daring prison break exposes a larger conspiracy. Si Yao and Xie Ciyuan uncover ties between the Grand Tutor and the growing wave of disappearances.
11. Episode 11
Aired 5 January 2026 • 14 min
Under cover of plague, Si Yao and Xie Ciyuan infiltrate Lu City — where desperate parents reveal the terrifying scale of vanished daughters.
12. Episode 12
Aired 5 January 2026 • 14 min
Bloodied but unbroken, Xie Ciyuan closes in on a trafficking ring — as Si Yao uncovers a web linking officials, merchants, and hidden buyers.
13. Episode 13
Aired 6 January 2026 • 13 min
A shocking confession reveals Xie Cizhou uses young women’s blood for forbidden alchemy, forcing Si Yao and Xie Ciyuan toward open rebellion.
14. Episode 14
Aired 6 January 2026 • 13 min
When Shi An reveals Si Yao is truly Fang Muwan, lost heir of Huanhua Valley, her memory returns — along with the devastating truth that Xie Ciyuan used her heart’s blood.
15. Episode 15
Aired 6 January 2026 • 15 min
Heartbroken and betrayed, Fang Muwan walks away. Xie Ciyuan, freed from his curse, realizes the cost of survival may be losing her forever.
16. Episode 16
Aired 6 January 2026 • 14 min
Identity unmasked, Xie Ciyuan faces execution, until his mother sacrifices herself, breaking the last chain binding him to fear.
17. Episode 17
Aired 6 January 2026 • 13 min
Believed dead, Xie Ciyuan secretly escapes toward Huanhua Valley, while Fang Muwan collapses under the weight of grief and doubt.
18. Episode 18
Aired 6 January 2026 • 14 min
On the day Fang Muwan agrees to wed Shi An, a dying Xie Ciyuan crashes the ceremony — begging not for love, but for life.
19. Episode 19
Aired 7 January 2026 • 14 min
Forced to witness her marriage, Xie Ciyuan collapses in heartbreak, his damaged body finally surrendering to pain.
20. Episode 20
Aired 7 January 2026 • 13 min
Choosing love over duty, Fang Muwan stops her own wedding to save Xie Ciyuan, finally confronting feelings she can no longer deny.
21. Episode 21
Aired 7 January 2026 • 13 min
As jealousy simmers, Shi An challenges Xie Ciyuan’s presence. Torn between loyalty and love, Fang Muwan stands at the center of a fragile truce.
22. Episode 22
Aired 7 January 2026 • 14 min
Empowered by stolen blood, Xie Cizhou grows stronger, while Fang Muwan and Xie Ciyuan prepare for a final reckoning.
23. Episode 23
Aired 7 January 2026 • 14 min
War reaches Huanhua Valley. Amid betrayal and sacrifice, Fang Muwan falls into Xie Cizhou’s hands as allies perish.
24. Episode 24
Aired 7 January 2026 • 13 min
In a brutal final clash, Shi An sacrifices himself, Xie Cizhou falls, and love proves irreversible. Years later, Fang Muwan and Xie Ciyuan rule apart — bound by memory, not destiny.