[Eastern Dark Fantasy] [A Scheming Hero Becomes a Devoted Guardian] [A Fierce, Clear-Headed Heroine Takes Revenge and Levels Up] [Mystery with Hidden Clues] [Intellectual Antagonists] [A Mad Empress Dowager and a Mutilated Eunuch in a Twisted, Tormented Romance] [A Deep Exploration of Human Nature] [Slow-Burn Ensemble Cast]
She is regarded as an ill omen, yet entrusted with the hope of cutting down Heaven.
Cui Zhuo was born a "Bearer of Calamity." A strange birthmark marks her body, and a bone-corroding seal lies buried within her. She barely survives in the ancient Cui Clan. Her one wish is to learn the truth about her birth mother, who shattered the Sea Mirror before taking her own life.
During an escape from a deliberately orchestrated sacrifice, she meets Pei Ji, a former imperial descendant reduced to a remnant soul, atop the Ashen Tower. To escape their desperate predicament, they join forces to unravel the crisis. As they use and distrust each other, their feelings quietly grow into something consuming. They do not know that they have long been caught in a shocking plot spanning generations.
An immortal ancestor, the Qingyuan Society seeking the legacy of the Heavenly Dao, dormant spies from Shuofang, a mad princess of a fallen kingdom... Each faction is a player, while she is no more than a pawn about to be swallowed by the board.
But even a pawn can overturn the board.
When the Red Tide bloodline fully awakens, and the Five Sacred Seals scattered across the world shine once more, she takes up the reassembled Mirror of the Heavenly Dao and faces the mastermind behind the force that devoured the Tianshu Array.
"You see me as a vessel, and as a calamity."
"Today, with this cursed body, I will burn my bones to ash..."
"...and cut down this unjust Heaven!"
◆ This is an epic of a young woman breaking free from her chains, burning herself away in the depths of despair, and ultimately taking command of her own fate.
◆ This is a tragic romance between two ill-matched souls who stand together, transcend fate through conflict and understanding, and shake the heavens as one.
Why can't women be in power? Why must we depend on men? Why can't women be heroes and save the common people? Tomato, don't push me false love, I've seen enough! I don't want to watch women talking about love, Jiao Jiao Didi, I don't want to be immersed in online novels and fantasize about love, I want to watch the heroine pursue her career! If you have the above-mentioned reading needs, then this novel is for you. There is love, but it is not the main thing. It will come naturally and slowly. The male and female protagonists are dedicated to their careers, especially the female protagonist, who is rational and calm. The real heroine bears the blood feud and clears the way for all the suffering women. The pattern is grand. The heroine's IQ is online, while the male protagonist is a scheming pawn. They work together to break the game, and their relationship heats up step by step. Completely innovative and imaginary world view, the story is very logical, a bit brain-burning, strong writing skills, Chinese culture atmosphere, don't read it if you don't have enough knowledge reserves, but if you keep reading, it will be beneficial to open the book, it is not a crappy essay with no brainers or cool essays.