The author can't find the words to describe it. Anyway, a girl whose main skill is sleeping and whose passive skill is learning (Ci Jing / Shen Ji) x a capricious, obsessive regent (Xie Weizhao)
Seeking revenge through schemes, becoming lost in pain.
Is entering the Regent's Palace salvation, or another abyss?
Ci Jing lowered her eyes, puzzled.
"You're all grinding me down, using all that suffering and sorrow as whetstones, forcing me under again and again, and calling it transformation. In the end, I'll become a useful blade."
"How ridiculous."
White flakes drifted past as banners fluttered. A fierce wind howled, carrying endless sorrow.
Xie Weizhao held Ci Jing close, their temples and cheeks pressed together, while the white breath they exhaled shifted and faded.
"Everyone lives with countless shackles.
What makes you think you can find freedom?"
The dark night seeped into their eyes, and the flute's notes whimpered...
"The world is so painful. You can't leave before me. Otherwise, this prince will be so bored that I'll have no choice but to follow you to the underworld."
"Your Highness had better keep your word."
"Heh." He flourished his sword in a graceful arc and departed into the wind and snow. Halfway there, he turned around and raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you coming?"
Ci Jing laughed. "Yes, Your Highness."
Meow, meow, meow~
Warnings:
1. I'm a new writer and not very good at writing political intrigue, so don't overthink it.
2. The characters aren't perfect, and each has their own flaws.
Core message: Life may be painful, but as long as you can still feel its little joys, you still have a reason to keep living.
