Peerless (Novel) Vol. 3

A RACE AGAINST TIME After the long journey to the Western Khaganate, Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao find their diplomatic efforts stymied when they are accused of murdering a Gktrk prince. Thinking on his feet, Cui Buqu requests a single day to crack the case and clear their names. Yet to everyones surprise, the crafty chief of the Zuoyue Bureau offers himself as hostage, leaving the investigationand his lifein Feng Xiaos peerlessly beautiful hands. Now Feng Xiao faces a difficult choice: watch his rival perish in the desert or risk his own life in pursuit of the true killer. Time is running out, and unsettling forces are at work within the Western Khaganate. Yet Feng Xiao cant shake the feeling that Cui Buqu may have one final card to playone that could reveal the truth before its too late.