Silk-Tethered Marionette? Then I'll Cut the Strings

Synopsis: [One-on-one romance + political intrigue + two equally strong leads + nation and family + both sweetness and heartbreak]

An accident.

It turned Lin Ran, once a cherished little princess of the palace, into Su Ling, a wandering swordswoman in the martial world.

Though she had no interest in fame or fortune, she gradually found herself drawn into the maelstrom of power struggles at court.

Only then did she learn that the accident that had supposedly “killed” her all those years ago was no accident at all: someone had caused it.

Little by little, she unraveled the truth.

Knowing the truth left her lost and helpless.

Looking back, she saw that half her life had been like that of a puppet, pushed and pulled into taking one path against her will after another.

They wanted to control her. They wanted to use her.

She couldn’t see who they were.

Perhaps they were people blinded by power. Perhaps it was the whole world.

But whoever they were,

her life should be lived as she pleased, not according to someone else’s strings.

She swung her blade and cut the strings tied around her hands.

From then on, she alone would decide her fate.

Standing atop a high platform, she cried out, “So what if none of the ten thousand lamps in the world shine for me? I’ll sing aloud and raise my lantern, lighting the way ahead for myself.”

He said, “Walking alone is bound to be lonely. Why don’t we travel together?”

From then on, they journeyed side by side, their hearts in harmony.