Yunxi Taoyao

Along the banks of the Heavenly River, boats came and went at Starweave Ferry. Yun Xi of the Yunfeng Trading Company was an unmarried young woman with a kind heart. She traveled the river, trading rice wine and tea, and saw all the joys and sorrows of ordinary life along the old streets by the Heavenly River. One day, while passing through the peach grove at the river mouth, she came across Taoyao, an orphan girl begging for food. Moved by compassion, Yun Xi wanted to take in the helpless child and care for her.

Society's judgment was harsh. An unmarried young woman who took in a child on her own was bound to attract gossip and censure. Her father, Yun Chong'an, was beset by concerns. Afraid that rumors would ruin Yun Xi's good name, he tried to dissuade her time and again, but ultimately could not overcome her kindness.

No one knew that this seemingly ordinary orphan carried the secret of a long-buried case. Hidden currents stirred beneath the surface, and trouble brewed in the shadows. Prince Ling lay low, while Xie Chongshan maintained a respectable facade. Their grudges and entanglements all lay concealed beneath the water. A moment of compassion from Yun Xi bound her and Taoyao together for life. The storms of the martial world, the warmth and coldness of human nature, and the entanglements of fate all began to unfold, slowly, from this peach grove.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.