Phoenix Perched in the Ninth Heavens: The Legitimate Daughter’s Record of Seizing Power

Falsely accused of murdering her elder sister and exiled to a Taoist temple on Yun Cliff for three years, Gu Mingtang thought her life was over.

On a night of heavy snow, a poisoned sleeve dart sliced through the air. The assassin's eyes glinted with chilling menace.

As her blood stained the snow, she seized a fragment of an imperial edict. Its icy characters stabbed into her eyes: “My legitimate heir! He shall immediately ascend the throne!!!”

The late emperor's hidden guard, Ye Ying, appeared like a ghost. “Miss, do you know this could topple the Great Yin dynasty?”

Her bloodstained fingertips brushed over the fragment, and a cold smile blossomed on her lips.

The Gu family owed her a debt of blood. It was time to collect, with interest.