Tags: Historical fantasy, ABO, political power struggles, Western fantasy.
150,000 words of worldbuilding and an outline, with tons of foreshadowing. The story is a slow burn at first. Some parts may seem illogical, but they're deliberate, and everything will be explained later.
Imprisoned at home for years, Qin Shengying longs to break free from the cage of fate. At the crucial moment of her secondary gender presentation, her father, driven by selfish desires, resorts to a brutal act and forcibly changes her sex. The truth behind her mother's death grows ever more mysterious, while the heavy burden of revenge falls upon her shoulders.
To avenge her mother, Qin Shengying has no choice but to enter a world of schemes and power plays, stopping at nothing. Maneuvering among competing factions, she treads carefully through deadly dangers, with every choice determining whether she lives or dies. But even in the depths of despair, she meets someone gentle and steadfast. A faint glimmer of love pierces the darkness and gives her the strength to carry on.
On this thorny path of revenge and growth, can Qin Shengying unmask the mastermind and obtain justice for her mother? And amid the tangled struggle between love and hate, can she find her true self and rewrite the life others have controlled?
A story of revenge, intrigue, love, and personal growth.
