The Tale of the Carp and the Swallow

Revision in progress (polishing sentences and word choice, not changing the plot)

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[Clear-headed, resilient transmigrated musician and beauty × outwardly cold, inwardly warm, patient, devoted former general]

Historical road trip | Slow-burn healing | Mutual salvation | Love grows over time | Both are each other's first and only, happy ending | Sweet romance with no rivalry between women

Tang Li transmigrated into a chaotic world in another realm. She had only one great wish: save enough money for the journey and find clues to help her get home.

With the world in turmoil, bandits and natural disasters everywhere, she hired a bodyguard to escort her all the way to Chang'an.

She thought it was just a transaction, but who would have guessed that her bodyguard would be handsome and tall, and a retired general who had laid down his armor?

Cen Yanzhi had grown weary of court intrigues. He became a wandering escort to seek the sword-forging designs his late master had once searched for in vain, with no intention of getting involved in other people's affairs.

Then he happened to meet this sheltered young lady, who only wanted to return home and had no interest whatsoever in romance.

Her heart was set on finding a way back to another world, and she avoided falling for him at every turn;

He kept all his deep feelings hidden, enduring in silence and never pressuring her.

They traveled from the frontier to the imperial capital, making a living on the road and keeping each other company through an age of turmoil. As they spent their days and nights together, affection quietly blossomed.

Two years later, the man heard that a noble in the capital had arranged a match for her, and she was going to marry? He rushed over and finally caught up with her:

"Didn't you like me? Didn't you say I was handsome and just to your liking? Why are you marrying someone else now? How could you be so cruel..."

Behind a garden rockery, Tang Li looked at the man looming over her in "utter terror." "Why were you eavesdropping!"

The road was long, and though they stood close, an entire world of time lay between them;

After a life of hardship, she learned that the best place to call home was never her homeland,

but wherever he was by her side.

Reading guide:

· The setting draws on the early Tang dynasty. The locations in the story cannot be matched to real places, and there are plenty of fictional details.

· Both are each other's first and only, happy ending, a gentle slow burn, with a touch of ensemble cast.

· Thank you, lovely readers, for your support!

Theme: A true homecoming is the peace that love brings