The Beauty Wields a Blade: Topple the Dragon Throne and Claim the Crown

[Temporarily on hiatus] [No transmigration or rebirth, revenge + political intrigue + ensemble cast]

Mu Anning was born in the countryside and raised in a Taoist temple. Having spent years among the common folk, she has seen more than her share of fraud and humiliation. She swears that in this life, she will either stand at the pinnacle of power or die young and be done with it.

Zhao Hechuan was born into the imperial family and raised in a monastery, spending his days beside oil lamps and ancient Buddhas. He will not live past twenty-five, as his life is being used to prolong the emperor’s. He swears that if the emperor wants his life, then he will take the lives of the emperor’s entire family, including his own.

The two meet for the first time at age five: one a fake Taoist, the other a real monk. They fight fiercely.

When they meet again, they fight just as fiercely.

Their friendship is forged entirely through fighting.

When they grow up, one wants power, and the other wants revenge.

The two madmen hit it off and join forces to turn the world upside down!