The Young Marshal's Azalea

Mist shrouded the mountains as the village’s most revered bimo led a sacrificial ceremony to prepare for the Yi people’s most important festival.

Soma stood atop Guishan, gazing at the long procession outside the sentry post of Heishitou Village. Gu Yunyi had drifted to Guishan a year earlier and been rescued by Apu. Now the day had come when he had promised to return and ask for her hand.

The black horse’s mane gleamed, its limbs sleek and powerful as it strode forward with a fierce, imposing gait.

As if sensing her gaze, he looked into the distance and spotted a flash of black and red. Silver ornaments glittered in the sunlight.

*

Soma, who had accompanied Young Marshal Gu into the city, was none other than Du Jiaojiao. That night, after seeing a foreign young lady flirt with him, she blocked the doorway.

“People who sneak around behind their partner’s back aren’t allowed in.”

Gu Yunyi pulled her into his arms, his eyes flickering.

“People who sneak around behind their partner’s back do deserve punishment.”

He bent down and kissed her.

“Let’s punish them like this.”

Du Jiaojiao glared at him. Shameless.

*

Danger kept coming, and the deaths of her parents eight years ago remained a thorn in Jiaojiao’s side. As she relentlessly investigated the mystery, she uncovered a shocking web of disaster and a deadly curse.

So what? Whoever killed her parents, even if they held more power than anyone in the land, she would drag them down from the clouds and into the mud, and make them taste the agony of a living death.

Gu Yunyi: “Do as you please. I’ll be behind you, keeping you safe.”

In 1933, the entire country fell to the enemy. The Guangdong Army under Gu Yunyi’s command, the Yunnan Army behind Du Jiaojiao, and all the forces of Sichuan and Guizhou marched north for one final, desperate fight.

Those who provide for everyone must not be left to freeze in the snow. Those who pave the way to freedom must not be trapped among the thorns… And those who defend their country and its people must not be left to fade into obscurity.

Yi girl x Republican-era military officer, one-on-one romance, two strong and devoted leads