A proud, aloof Celestial Dragon priestess x Ying Zheng. She raises him when he's young, then takes him by force as an adult.
Ying Zheng really hates Li Ji.
She's an immortal, but as soon as she descended to the mortal world, she appeared by his side, saying she would help him achieve greatness.
But at the time, he was still a hostage in Zhao, and it was not yet clear whether his father would even become crown prince.
He watched coldly as this person, always so full of herself, stayed by his side and offered him what she thought was kindness.
She would present him with glittering jewels as if they were treasures, or use magic to perform dull tricks, all just to make him smile.
Ying Zheng really thought it was pointless.
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After returning from Zhao to Qin, he was abandoned by everyone, but Li Ji remained at his side.
Spending day and night together, how could Ying Zheng fail to realize that Li Ji had no thread of affection? She had come to him with an ulterior motive, to use him.
But Ying Zheng noticed that his gaze fell on her more and more often.
He began to hate Li Ji again, but this time it was because she had no thread of affection and would never truly accept every part of him.
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He had thought that perhaps things could go on this way, as long as Li Ji stayed by his side.
But he was wrong.
He saw Li Ji enter Wang Jian's tent with his own eyes. Beneath the flickering lamplight, their shadows overlapped.
In that instant, his pupils shrank.
Jealousy? Yes, a little. But what he felt even more, it seemed, was excitement.
So Li Ji did have a thread of affection after all?
The next day, Li Ji appeared in Xianyang Palace as usual to discuss the affairs of the Six States with him.
"Where did you go last night, Li Ji?"
"That's none of your business."
"Nothing to do with Zheng? Then who does it concern?"
The ever-burning lamps throughout Xianyang Palace flickered.
Ying Zheng's dark eyes lingered on the red mark on her neck as he laughed softly.
"I thought Li Ji simply disliked mortals, but it seems Zheng was wrong."
Li Ji wanted to run away again.
How could she run away?
He had long expected her to flee, which was why he had lit every ever-burning lamp in Xianyang Palace.
"How far did you and him go?"
"Do with Zheng what you did with him that night."
"What does he have that Zheng doesn't? Here... or here? Did you make that face for him, too?"
1v1, happy ending, single-couple relationship.
The blurb uses the male lead's point of view for convenience, but the story is mainly told from the female lead's point of view. Three parts romance, seven parts plot.
Ying Zheng is quite youthful in the early chapters and treats the female lead very well, with a very strong one-sided love for her. He isn't obsessive and possessive throughout. The blurb presents things from a somewhat subjective perspective.
The female lead starts off aloof, proud, and distant, and often rubs people the wrong way. She gradually becomes more lively and human as the story goes on.
The main plot follows historical milestones, and the author's notes will include some interesting facts.
About 400,000 characters in total.
Theme: Love should be full of life, not hollow
