When Shen Yunzhi woke, the first thing she saw was the rafters of a ruined temple and a dirty little face leaning close to hers.
She had transmigrated, landing in an age of warring factions as a refugee on the verge of starving to death.
To survive, she disguised herself as a man, took the name Shen Yun, and joined the army of a great general named Xiao Yan. She had only meant to get a meal, but she never expected that her strategic talent would give her a crushing advantage in this age of cold weapons.
In just three years, she rose from a clerk in the supply camp to the top strategist in the central command, masterminding the Battle of the Huai River and helping him claim the throne. She became the military adviser he relied on most.
She was ennobled. Made chancellor. Her achievements threatened the throne.
Before he could grow suspicious, she chose to withdraw at the height of her success, concealing her identity and fleeing to Jiangnan. She meant to disappear from his life for good
But a secret envoy uncovered her secret.
On the fourth day after learning the truth, the ruthless man personally led five hundred Black Armor Cavalry through the morning mist of a small Jiangnan town. When he found her, she was crouched in a bamboo grove, covered in mud and utterly miserable.
He looked down at her and said just one thing: “Return to Luoyang.”
From then on, she was no longer his military adviser.
She was his.
Good-looking, very good-looking