After the Frail Heiress Went on a Killing Spree, the Gods Died for Me

Original title: Dreaming of the Starry River

(Warning: not a clean romance, and neither female lead is a good person. They will do whatever it takes to survive, including murder. Goody-two-shoes, please stay away.)

May the day you return find him in endless agony, while you lay your troubles to rest, safe and sound.

She is Tang Jieyu, the young heiress of the Tang family. Skilled at reading people and manipulating their hearts, she is adept at disguising herself as innocent and harmless. In truth, she has been calculating since childhood and will stop at nothing to climb higher. She knows that in the vast Tang family, only strength can keep her alive and protect herself and those she cares about.

She is He Jiaoyue, an orphan Tang Jieyu found as a child. Her origins are mysterious, and her past unknown. Usually quiet and reserved, she is exceptionally skilled in combat. She is Tang Jieyu's indispensable right hand, and her only companion and friend amid endless loneliness.

In this treacherous place, where every step is fraught with danger and every corner hides a scheme, the two are caught in a vast, bloody vortex. Standing in the most dangerous place, they struggle to lean on each other, making one another the most important people in their lives. They keep going until they reach the very top and wipe everything away. Alas, fate is cruel.

Some love that should never have been will quietly take root in an ancient well, sprouting in secret and blooming into a forbidden flower. In the end, it will silently wither, without a sound, unknown to all and understood by none.

Only that ancient well bears witness to everything, holds everything, and buries everything.

(The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story.)