The Tamed Servant

[Beautiful, resilient goddess vs. ruthless, scheming empress]

"Who are you?"

Xu Yi was the goddess of the Snow Mountain Clan. On the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, her entire clan was slaughtered, but she was unexpectedly saved by a woman.

The woman wielded her sword and killed all the invaders on the Snow Mountain, then took Xu Yi back with her.

Only then did Xu Yi learn that the woman was Wen Fengming, the current tyrant, known for her violent temper and wanton slaughter of the innocent.

Xu Yi had never left the Snow Mountain and knew nothing of the world. For a time, she feared Wen Fengming would kill her. But to her surprise, Wen Fengming simply brought her back to her own chambers and took good care of her.

"Are you going to kill me?"

Xu Yi knelt on the bed as Wen Fengming pinched her cheeks. The iron rings around her ankles clinked together. The empress told her, "No. I will love you, raise you, and protect you."

Xu Yi truly believed her. She didn't care in the slightest that Wen Fengming had many consorts in her harem.

Wen Fengming often punished her, leaving her covered in suggestive marks and bruises. But soon afterward, the empress would come to comfort her again. Wen Fengming told her:

"Naughty children have to be punished."

Wen Fengming said it was love, and Xu Yi believed her.

After all, Xu Yi had no family left. All she had was Wen Fengming.

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As the goddess of the Snow Mountain, Xu Yi had been blessed by the mountain god and brought good fortune. She had to return to the Snow Mountain every year to pray for blessings. When she wanted to go back, Wen Fengming imprisoned her.

She even made Xu Yi pleasure her day after day. At first, Xu Yi thought Wen Fengming simply couldn't bear to let her go. Then one day, she accidentally overheard Wen Fengming talking to someone else.

"Make Xu Yi my consort?"

"She's nothing but a servant I've been keeping. In a few more days, I'll learn the secret of the Snow Mountain Clan. Then all the time I've spent coaxing her will have been worth it."

Only then did Xu Yi understand that Wen Fengming had never regarded her as a lover. Or, for that matter, as a person at all.

She had never received Wen Fengming's love. The day they met, Wen Fengming hadn't come to save her. She had come to kill her.

Heartbroken, Xu Yi finally experienced the pain of love in this world.

She wanted to return to the Snow Mountain.

But Wen Fengming still refused to let her go, forcing her to return to the Snow Mountain together. She was alone now, with nothing left to hold her back.

"A Yi, this whole world belongs to me. Whether or not there are gods in this world, I am the ruler of this land."

Wen Fengming stood behind Xu Yi, looking down at her from above. "A Yi, pray for blessings."

Xu Yi looked at Wen Fengming. There was not a trace of affection left in her eyes. The next moment, she pressed a dagger to Wen Fengming's neck. Pain filled her gaze as she looked at Wen Fengming. "The mountain god's blessing requires a sacrifice."

Watching the blood stain the snow-white ground, Xu Yi curled her lips into a smile, her eyes filled with madness. "So, in the end, which one of us became the servant?"

"Wen Fengming, you can be the sacrifice to the souls who died here."

Theme: Stay resilient, let love take root and grow in good health