The Moon Rises Above the Night's Treetops

【Both leads are sexually inexperienced + second chance at love + past and present lives + underdog heroine’s rise + two powerful leads + extensive original worldbuilding + some ensemble cast + slow-paced, not a wish-fulfillment story + complete】 【This is the heroine’s journey of growth. Does the hero matter? Not at all!】 On her first long journey, Gu Yue had a bizarre, surreal dream at an inn. When she woke, she met for the first time the scoundrel her brothers had repeatedly warned her to stay away from. The second time they met, he sat down beside her without a care in the world, while her brother watched him like a hawk. From then on, the thread called fate could neither be untied nor cut. They traveled together across mountains, rivers, and deserts, watching the sunset from sheer cliffs. At the start of the new year, beneath a dazzling display of fireworks, they told each other, “I like you.” Gu Yue waited at home, full of hope for the betrothal gifts and formal wedding arrangements. Instead, she witnessed him sharing a night of passion with someone else. She severed all ties with him, and the power within her erupted into chaos. After a desperate effort to save her, she barely clung to life. As she journeyed across the land once more, the mystery behind the chaos in her spiritual power, the tangled grudges among the four great families, and the reason behind the demonic cultivators’ antics all began to surface... It seemed she had found the truth behind everything...