A Different Path: The Heaven-Defying Road to the Throne

Historical fantasy with a creative twist, feel-good wish fulfillment, one-on-one romance with mutual devotion, and an empress's rise through power and intrigue.

Synopsis: (The female lead is a native of this world, the male lead is reborn, and her half-sister transmigrates into a book.)

Xie Zhuoxi: “Whoever plots against me, I’ll slaughter them all!”

Her treacherous father? Eliminated. The unjust emperor? Eliminated too.

What? The Heavenly Dao has a daughter of its own?

Is she a villain? A mere tool?

No matter. If she’s the villain, there’s nothing wrong with her seizing the throne, is there?

Xiao Yanji: “Thank you for saving me in both my lives.”

Xie Zhuoxi: “Are you mistaken? My heart is set only on the greater cause!”

Xiao Yanji: “You are my salvation.”

Xie Zhuoxi: “Eat up. You never know which meal will be your last!”

Xiao Yanji’s heart shattered. “...Was I just imagining things with He Ze?”

Xie Zhuoxi, the granddaughter of the Duke of Baoguo, grew up training in martial arts within the Hidden Sect. She dreamed of becoming a great general like her grandfather. But when her master suddenly passed away, she was entrusted with a mission at a critical moment and took over as sect leader, charged with completing what her master had left unfinished. She thought becoming a general and protecting the emperor were both ways to serve her country faithfully. What she didn’t know was that, from that moment on, she had stepped into a struggle for power in which the emperor held the pieces. As a pawn on that chessboard, she was destined to meet him, setting off a perilous and unforgettable story!

Every move is final, with no regrets. But when faced with the choice between loyalty to the emperor and protecting her home, she chooses a different path!

The Heavenly Dao has its own heroine to protect, and she is destined to oppose everything Xie Zhuoxi holds dear. She will defy the Heavenly Dao to pursue the design in her heart, and bring peace to the realm for the sake of all its people.

Read on to find out.