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The Princess's Shadow

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Synopsis
Wen Si Ling, the empire's only princess, hides behind a mask of perfection. While the palace's golden jewelry weighs heavily on her head, she coolly plans the downfall of her enemies. But the road to the throne is paved with corpses, and the princess does not want to dirty her own hands. Song Yin, the masked stranger who moves through the alleys of the capital like a vengeful ghost. His green-hilted sword knows no mercy, extinguishing the lives of those who stand in the princess's way with a single swing. He is Wen Si Ling's most cherished and dangerous secret. Together, they form an unbreakable pair: the woman who commands and the man who kills. Their relationship is dark, disrespectful, and tense—Song Yin is the only one who does not kneel before the princess, and Wen Si Ling is the only one who does not fear the monster.
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Chapter 1 - Shadow Murder

It is a cold, windy night. A young man is walking down the street alone, his hair tousled, wearing a thick cloak, but clearly shivering.

He is walking through a desolate part of town where there are no lights, only the moonlight providing some visibility, but the man is clearly not afraid, singing cheerfully as he struggles to stay on his feet.

As he reaches the end of the street, a whistling sound is heard, and the young man grabs his neck. A few seconds later, he collapses to the ground and dies.

There is a great silence tonight, but it is broken by the footsteps of a man dressed in black who approaches the body, holding a blood-stained sword with a green hilt.

His face is covered by a mask, only his dark brown, ominous eyes are visible. He bends down next to the body and makes sure that he is really dead, then walks away as he arrived, like a ghost.