Xu Sui was the sharpest blade in the hands of the Xirong people.
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Everyone knew that in the first year of Yuanjia, Xu Shun’an, the Xirong State Preceptor, was executed by slow slicing after his failed attempt to assassinate an envoy from the Central Plains.
In the second year of Yuanjia, Xu Sui had hoped to scrape by in Huaqing Stronghold. But then her old rival, Lu Zhao, surrounded it with his troops, and overnight she became known in the capital as his sworn younger sister.
At the Lu residence, she did whatever she pleased, shamelessly and brazenly. Any treasure she fancied, she’d steal or take and send off to Xirong.
When her life was in danger, she ran faster than anyone. But even on the run, she managed to stir up more trouble.
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After marrying Lu Zhao, she became even more reckless. She’d glare and blow up at court officials and royal relatives alike, thinking only of causing trouble for Lu Zhao and ruining the Lu family’s reputation.
But when that day finally came,
Xu Sui packed up in a flash, slung her spear and short blade over her shoulder, and took off on horseback.
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Lu Zhao indulged Xu Sui in everything, giving her the stars when she asked, not the moon.
He thought she was still young, and that there was no harm in letting her have her way.
Until the secrets of the past were laid bare, and the sins he could never make amends for stood between him and Xu Sui.
The Lu family’s banner had fallen. On the battlefield, he saw the girl he had longed for day and night again.
She couldn’t beat him, but still insisted on forcing him to fight.
As if resigning himself to fate, Lu Zhao lowered his sword, walked toward her, and gently drew her into his arms.
“Sui Sui, come home with me.”
The heroine’s journey of growth. She’s emotionally unstable and spends the early part of the story skulking in the shadows, but awakens later under the hero’s guidance.
The hero is a nurturing, gentle and refined family man. He can write poetry and deal with political enemies, lead troops into battle, and dote on Sui Sui.
Overall it's pretty good, but some parts are a bit confusing and the ending is a bit confusing. . .