Endless Lamps in This World

[Buddhist orphan girl × a seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless young lord] The heroine is a saint with private desires; the mastermind loses control of the entire game. Miaozhen grows up in a temple. Her wish is to become a nun, truly and fully. To win her master’s approval, she travels down the mountain and spends six years in solitary practice. As she leaves, the little novice cries and the other monks reluctantly bid her farewell, but Miaozhen departs without hesitation. When she returns with her Buddhist heart perfected, she discovers that her master has vanished, her fellow disciples have scattered, and the temple is no longer the place it once was. Her wish then becomes to uncover the truth, claim justice, and make the murderer pay with his life. She is willing to break her vows and offend the Buddhas if that is what it takes. She thinks it is all over, but then news arrives: the young lord who had bound her to the mortal world has suffered a relapse of his old illness and died without treatment. Having cast aside her attachments, Miaozhen packs her things and resolves to return to the convent. But when she gets there, she finds dozens of soldiers surrounding the temple. The young lord, clad in golden scale armor, rides up and blocks her path. Fu Yue has been trapped in a foreign land for years, secretly laying plans with great foresight and using the world as his chessboard. Miaozhen was originally just another chess piece. He only had to use this woman to draw out a tangled conspiracy, and then it would all be over. He sets a trap to draw her in, watching as she carefully maneuvers and becomes more deeply entangled with every step. He goes from watching coldly from the sidelines to imprisoning himself in her. Fortunately, he has everything under control and can master it all, including his own feelings. Only those without feelings are free of attachments. So, to stop his affection from growing beyond his control, he fakes his death and escapes back to his homeland. Then a letter from a thousand miles away brings news of her: Lady Miaozhen is preparing to sever her ties to the mortal world and return to the convent. He crumples the letter in his hand without changing expression. Miaozhen already has the heart of a Buddha. Why does she need to become a nun? She is his true Buddha, and should be his alone. [Reader’s Guide] 1. Set in a fictional history inspired by the Southern Qi period. No real historical figures appear. 2. The romance develops slowly at first, then takes up more space as the story progresses. The romance will occupy a large part of the later story, so read with that in mind. Theme: A lamp of endless light is like one lamp lighting a hundred thousand others. The darkness is banished, and the light never runs out.