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In the Papal States of Ellima, shrouded in perpetual snow, glory and curse walk hand in hand. This is the northern power center of the Kasafania continent, where the five ancient families have their strongholds, their bloodlines and intrigues intertwined. Young Duke Lorenzo Cesare di Belgori is the most dazzling illegitimate son of Pope Belgori IV, and also the cold and decisive leader of the Knights Templar. He carries the noble blood of Lorenzo and Harsaro, yet he is forever constrained by the label of "i llegitimate son." On the battlefield, he is the "Light Warrior" who strikes fear into the hearts of dragons; in the realm of politics, he is the sharpest sword in the Pope''''s hand. However, deep within Cesare''''s heart, there lies a hatred for his identity an D a rebellion against his fate — he yearns to tear off the false light rings, even resorting to using poison as a weapon, carving out his own path between the Vatican and the dragons.The gears of fate began to turn subtly upon the intrusion of an Eastern maiden. Curufei, the only foreign orphan at Quewu who did not offer her body, had learned to wield a spear and sword since childhood, dreaming of joining the Knights Templar. With an E astern face that clashed with Aelimag’s, her origins remained a mystery. One fateful day, Cesare intruded into her world with a domineering presence, taking her virginity and uncovering the truth buried in her blood for eighteen years—she was the orphaned princess of the Mingxia Empire, bearing the secret of the Eastern royal family. When General Aran and Princess Jie (Mingxia’s imperial daughter) crossed the ocean to reclaim her, Curufei was forced to struggle between her homeland and family, between hatre d and desire. And Cesare, the man who once regarded her as a pawn, found himself inexorably drawn into a descent he could not control through repeated clashes.Meanwhile, the taboo encounter between the top card Yinge of Quewu and the devout priest Nefil of the Hassaro family conceals a struggle between ambition and redemption; the revenge of the first warrior of the Dragon Clan, Long Gore, plunges Alimma into th e abyss of war; Within the Papal Hall, corrupt bishops are indulged in sensual pleasures, while the ambition of Pope Belgor IV lurks like a venomous snake in the shadows. Trade disputes between the Eastern and Western continents, Urianna merchants'''' conspiracies, and the silent a pproach of Ming Xia''''s iron cavalry, all threaten to shatter Alimma''''s glory.