[A seemingly frail transmigrated strategist with a mind full of schemes] x [A cold on the outside, warm on the inside, decisive warlord of a chaotic age]
Shen An transmigrates into this devastated, fictional age of chaos, hoping to live a peaceful life.
Unfortunately, the System and the little Heavenly Dao plead poverty and play for sympathy. If she wants to truly lie flat someday, she has no choice but to get to work and set off on a quest to gather faith and mend the Heavenly Dao.
But before she can gather enough faith, her health fails first. She becomes a sickly weakling who can't live without medicine, and is forced to disguise herself as a man.
Shen An: ? This isn't how the script is supposed to go.
To stay alive and speed up her mission, she takes the initiative and latches onto Xie Zhao, the favored son of destiny who is known as the "Living Yama" for his ruthless decisiveness on the northwestern battlefield.
At first, she only wants a powerful patron to help her survive and farm in peace.
Later, she becomes the only soft spot in his heart, and the sharpest strategist at his side.
[Bonus Scene]
"Was this risky move of yours a gamble that I would definitely come, sir?"
On a snowy night, Shen An hasn't yet put away her dagger when she crashes into a blood-scented embrace. Xie Zhao grips her wrist so tightly his knuckles turn white, his voice low and hoarse.
Shen An looks up, her expression unchanged. "But, my lord, you did come."
He thinks she narrowly escaped a desperate situation. Little does he know that before she ever made her move, she had already calculated that he would shield her from the storm of snow.
[Reading Guide]
A woman in men's clothing, a frail strategist x a warlord of a chaotic age, two powerful leads working together
Early on, they build infrastructure, farm, and gather faith. Later, they scheme for power at court and secure the realm.
A serious tone, intelligent protagonists, and antagonists who don't suddenly lose their wits
Theme: Survive in troubled times, strengthen the nation through hard work
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