The Abyss of the Golden Cage: A Beauty Becomes a Merfolk

[Alternate history + reborn + love and rivalry + merfolk + political intrigue] Ming Ruoshui was bestowed with a golden palace and a splendid residence, Zhao Hua Hall. For ten years, she was the emperor’s most cherished consort, the Noble Consort Ming, held close to his heart. She thought the rest of her life would be carefree and full of joy. In truth, she was nothing more than a worthless scapegoat. Abandoned by the emperor in a single day, she was thrown into the hell of the Northern Sea, caged in a golden birdcage atop a high platform for others’ amusement. An arrow pierced her heart, and the cage plunged into the sea... Reborn, she would no longer entrust her life and fortune to anyone else. With all the wealth in the world at her fingertips, she would live freely and boldly, determined to become the most free-spirited beauty under heaven~ Huan Fusu was born to the Huan clan of Qiao Commandery, a distinguished family with a thousand-year legacy. He was the eldest legitimate grandson of the Duke Who Guards the Nation, the finest scion of a noble house, an extraordinary talent blessed by heaven and earth, a once-in-a-millennium prodigy. The emperor’s suspicions brought death to his entire family and drove him to the brink. He fell into darkness and plunged the world into chaos. With every gesture, mountains and rivers crumbled and lives were laid waste. He swore that all the people of Jing Dynasty’s nineteen provinces would share in his grief! He roamed a human world that had been a living hell for nearly a thousand years, watching coldly as rivers and mountains ran red with blood and war engulfed the land. Beneath his snow-white robes lurked the world’s endless darkness and a devouring force of destruction. Ming Ruoshui: “Huan Fusu, we were never on the same path.” Huan Fusu: “Whether we’re on the same path will be clear when we reach the end.” Ming Ruoshui: “You can’t force a melon to be sweet.” Huan Fusu: “You didn’t call me a bitter melon when you forced me back then.” Ming Ruoshui: ... Just writing for fun. I’ll try to write as much as I can.