I am a Miao woman from southern Xinjiang. I grew up among poisonous insects and Gu, and my blood can neutralize every poison. The young Buddhist heir of the capital made a deal with me: if I could wake his childhood sweetheart, he would marry me. I agreed! But after I brought Jiang Xuemei back to consciousness, Sun Jinheng married her before our wedding and made me a laughingstock. I ran to confront him. He gave a soft laugh, his thumb rubbing over his prayer beads. “I only agreed to marry you as a temporary measure. You’re a country girl from some remote mountain forest. What makes you think you’re worthy of marrying me?” Jiang Xuemei even had the servants strip off my clothes and throw me out of the Sun family home. “Just look at what kind of lowlife you are...”
