Returning Across the Moon

[Both leads remain faithful, coercion, clear-headed, reincarnation, He ending then Be ending, First Life: senior and junior disciples become emperor and empress; Second Life: modern era; Third Life: emperor and empress, Be ending]

"Do you really think I care about your pastries?" He gripped her chin, his tone icy, though a struggle lurked in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, why keep such trash?" she retorted on purpose, but when she turned away, her eyes reddened.

The palace walls towered high, but they could not keep their feelings apart. He used an emperor's authority to test her sincerity, while she guarded her dignity with a young woman's stubbornness. Sweet memories of the past mingled with the pain of the present, leaving love and hate impossible to distinguish.

When the flames of vengeance finally died down, Xiao Zimo gazed at Song Zhiqing's tear-filled eyes and realized that what he wanted was not the throne, but the girl who had once smiled radiantly at him beneath the waterfall of the Tianzhu Sect. Song Zhiqing, too, finally understood the vulnerability and deep affection hidden within the cold-hearted emperor.

On the edge between love and hate, can they cross the chasm of their enmity and reclaim the warmth they once shared? And what fate awaits the kingdom?