Despite everything, Xingyin was able to win her mother’s freedom from the Heavenly Emperor and return to the enchanting tranquility of her home. However, after being betrayed by the person she trusted the most and being unable to be with the one she loved, her heart is broken. Determined to stay away from palace intrigue, Xingyin suddenly learns a shocking truth that pushes her on a new journey through the lands of the Heavenly Kingdom. She will have to meet legendary creatures and the shrewd monarchs of the Four Seas, old friends and irreconcilable enemies. Alliances change faster than the tides, and unspeakable horror sweeps the realm. Xingyin must look deep within herself and forge a path through devastation to defeat evil before it destroys everything she holds dear and the worlds she has come to love... even if she pays the ultimate price for it. Who is this book for? For those who enjoyed it the first part of a duology and who wants to know how their favorite story will end. For fans of Chinese mythology, folklore and legends. For those who want to read a novel noted by the most authoritative representatives of the Asian fantasy genre. Published in Russian for the first time.