*The story of an empress’s rise. Who says the Grand Marshal must be a man? The women of this realm can stand tall and fulfill their destiny, too.*
Wen Ling was a female chancellor whose name would stink for a thousand years, and the illegitimate daughter the Empress Dowager had to keep hidden.
To prove she was no ordinary mortal, she came top in the imperial examinations, became the emperor’s tutor, and wielded power with reckless, tyrannical abandon. She stayed clear-eyed her whole life, committing crimes even as she repented for them.
On the day the empire teetered on the brink of collapse, Wen Ling seized the emperor, hoping to trade him for her father’s life. Instead, her father, who hated evil with all his heart, died by his own hand in grief.
After being reborn, Wen Ling resolved to become a good person and an upright official, pursuing both career and fortune? No, that was a lie! A good person’s life is short and full of grievances. Better to be a villain and have the time of your life.
She went undercover, winning the devoted love of a noble-born general. Wen Ling abandoned him, deceived him, and used him, all to pave the way for her career.
Baili Yue spent years fighting in the deserts of the north. After years of warfare, he became a valiant general renowned throughout the realm, riding out with sword in hand, brilliant as the blazing sun. With one stroke, he cleaved apart this rotten world. From then on, he declared himself king, and all the realm became a battleground for supremacy.
When they met again after parting in their youth, someone asked him, “You know our current female chancellor, don’t you? You both came from the capital, so I assume you’re acquainted.”
Baili Yue: “Would sharing a bed make us strangers?”
“...Well, you’ve done quite well for yourself. She’s the leading candidate to become the crown heir.”
P.S.:
1. There is a female-female romance subplot.
2. There are two rebirth storylines.
3. Both the male and female leads are devoted to each other alone.
4. The title is correct. Keep reading to find out why.
