Her stepmother and elder half-sister pushed her forward to marry the brutal King of Beijiang in another woman's place.
Everyone laughed at her for being foolish, saying the discarded pawn had willingly leaped into a pit of fire. Little did they know that she had endured ten years to forge her blade, waiting for precisely this opportunity.
When the King of Beijiang died suddenly, his three hundred thousand iron cavalry fell into her hands. As her elder half-sister smugly sent a letter of humiliation, calling her "the Gu family's most obedient dog,"
her cavalry had already breached the capital, their blades pointed straight at the family she once belonged to.
"Sister," she replied coolly, "you are the Gu family's final sacrifice."
From cast-off daughter to empress, her path was paved with bones, and she raised her banner with the blood of her enemies. Watch as she combines courage and cunning, advances step by step, and turns the world into the palm of her hand.
[Reading Guide]
- The female lead is highly intelligent throughout, calm and rational, and astonishingly skilled in combat.
- A revenge story full of satisfying face-slapping, with no waiting until tomorrow to strike back and a brisk pace.
- An expansive scope, from household battles to political intrigue and then to conquering the realm.
- Almost no romance, focusing on the female lead's career and growth.
A brainless story. No logic.
