Qing He, the unwanted heir of a collapsed demonic sect, is sent to kidnap the Radiant Expanse's Holy Maiden during the Matchmaker God's festival, a mission meant to get him killed. Instead, his target Ling Suyin proves sharper and more merciless than any demon. When a true deity bends reality to keep them both alive for a foretold union, hunter and prey find common ground on one point: fate is simply another throat worth cutting.
