Spring Terrace Killings

[Decisive, Fate-Defying Princess x Gentle, Jade-Like Avenger and Male Favorite]

Princess Wei Anlan was born with an unyielding spirit and held a position of great power. Yet a jade pendant foretold the date of her death. Whenever a natural disaster struck, a bloody mark appeared on the pendant. The day the blood-written message was complete would be the day she died.

Wei Anlan refused to believe her life was nearly over. As she secretly investigated the mastermind behind it all, the white-robed gentleman who had appeared in her dream the night before descended from the sky, as though he were an immortal banished from the heavens.

In her dream, he was the beloved consort she cherished most. He coveted her power, schemed against her heart, and finally plunged a knife into her chest.

Dream and reality quietly converged. The white-robed gentleman knelt before Wei Anlan, his eyes full of tenderness. "The road ahead is perilous. Liu Yu would be honored to ease Your Highness's burdens."

Gazing at this "lover" she had never met, Wei Anlan gave a quiet laugh. "I have no need of an adviser. What I lack is a male favorite. Why not come serve me in my bed tonight?"

She had grown up amid the political whirlpool of the court. Why should she fear one more enemy? Knowing full well that he harbored murderous intent, she insisted on keeping him at her side.

The future was set and could not be changed? Then she would enter the game herself and see what fate had in store, and who would emerge victorious.

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Liu Yu returned from hell for the sole purpose of dragging Wei Anlan down with him.

He laid out his schemes and lured her into his trap, finally becoming her male favorite as he had wished. When the time was right, he would kill her with his own hands and reclaim everything that should have been his.

As they spent each day together, Liu Yu did everything he could to deceive her, win her favor, and assist her, until he was willingly kneeling at her feet, helping her unravel conspiracies, end warfare, and defy fate.

She was poison, and he drank her in willingly. She was a blade, and he offered her his throat. He had meant to take her life, but in the end, all he wanted was to protect her for the rest of hers.

Watching Liu Yu carefully prepare a gift for Wei Anlan, his attendant gaped. "My lord, weren't you here to take revenge?"

Liu Yu smiled faintly. "What could matter more than becoming her consort?"

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[Reading Guide]

1. One-on-one romance, both leads' first time, happy ending. The heroine has had a first love.

2. The story focuses on the plot. The romance does not compromise principles or interfere with their careers.

3. Everyone is scheming. The hero is strong, but the heroine is stronger.

4. Neither gods nor people are entirely trustworthy. Believe in science.

Theme: The gods will not save us; we must save ourselves.