She was once a princess of Southern Chu, but her timid court sent her to the grasslands to marry a foreign ruler, at her father's own hand.
The young scholar she had once loved said only, “Your Highness, the people provide for you. This is your duty.” Her own brother grieved, but did nothing to stop it.
Once she reached the grasslands, she endured humiliation and was treated like a plaything forced to fight mastiffs for scraps. Then, during the ceremony to worship Heaven, with the land parched for a thousand miles, she was bound to the altar.
In the next instant, wind and thunder answered her call.
She rose to power on the grasslands, wielding the ability to summon wind and rain and perform miracles. She brought abundance to the people and earned their reverence, with countless soldiers behind her willing to die for her.
When she led a vast army, blending the grasslands' fierce warriors with surrendered generals from the Southern Dynasty, to the gates of her homeland, her brother denounced her from the city wall for betraying her ancestors.
She raised her head, her gaze as calm as still water, yet her voice rang across heaven and earth:
“What you protect is the honor and disgrace of one family within the palace walls.”
“What I protect is the chance to live for everyone beyond those walls.”
“The throne belongs to whoever is capable. Today, I have come to claim it.”
The male protagonist and the princess were sent to the grassland to get married because of their cowardice in court, and suffered all the humiliation. Until the ceremony to worship the heaven, she used her power to call the wind and rain to create miracles. From then on, he won the respect of all people and marched to the gates of his homeland. The author uses delicate and mature writing to present us with the image of a tough and domineering heroine.
The protagonist is a married princess, but in a desperate situation, she changes her fate. From struggling on the grassland altar to winning the admiration of all people after her rise, her tenacity and dominance are amazing.