Ling Li, a little carp spirit from Mount Fuyao, believed the stories in folk books and dreamed of snatching up a scholar who could pass the imperial exams and have a golden statue made in her honor.
By a twist of fate, she rescued a handsome scholar from the foot of a cliff. He was blind, frail, and gentle, and she made him her husband.
From then on, she used her natural strength to earn money and chase off bad guys, while her beautiful, delicate husband made tea, kept house, and sweetly acted spoiled.
Everyone said the current emperor was a bloodthirsty, cruel tyrant with an unpredictable temper. When Ling Li heard this, she hastily hugged her trembling, blind husband and vowed not to let anyone bully him.
Little did she know that her "poor scholar," who could barely walk steadily, was none other than the decisive emperor himself.
At first, the tyrant kept this foolish fish around only to use her heart's blood as medicine.
Later, he would gladly forsake all the land beneath the heavens for the greedy little red fish in his arms. Anyone who dared covet her would be killed without mercy.
You're all talking nonsense!
My husband could never be the tyrannical emperor!
