After a sudden misfortune, Bai Li—a cannon-fodder character—encounters a gentle yet formidable young man, and together they escape a life-threatening ordeal.
Only after parting ways does she discover that the boy who deceived her all along is the novel’s ultimate villain: her mission target—a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
To the protagonist group, he is the refined, considerate, and polished boy-next-door.
But only Bai Li knows the truth—he is aloof, unpredictable, ruthless, and occasionally a little unhinged… a white lotus with pitch-black roots.
When they meet again, she watches in horror as he casually snaps an enemy’s neck.
Trembling in the shadows, Bai Li freezes.
Later, under the glow of sunset, the youth in white steps over a sea of blood, wraps his arms around her, and buries his face in her neck with near-obsessive longing.
Bai Li wishes she could just drop dead in his embrace.
He is a pristine, striking mound of snow—beneath which lies a mountain of corpses and a storm of schemes.
The male lead is a true villain, opposing the protagonist group from start to finish.