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Blade of Books: Escape into the Warlord's Grip

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Lin Wan, an orphan from a scholarly family, is forced to marry an old rich merchant by her clan. Using old secret letters from her family's collection as her "blade," she plans to escape and join her merchant cousin, who promises her freedom. But on a rainy night at the pier, she's intercepted by Warlord Shen Yan—her cousin was bribed by Shen years ago, and this "escape" is a scheme he's plotted for three years. Shen smirks, holding the secret letter from her sleeve: "Miss Lin, is your book about escaping... or luring me here?" When war reaches the city gates and Lin discovers Shen's "scheme" is to protect her from chaos, she realizes: his gift isn't a cage, but a world he guards with his life to keep her free.

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