For nearly three thousand years, "The Beacon Fires Play the Feudal Lords" has been treated as a historical legend. Whether it was true or false, right or wrong, there's no way to verify it. I love telling stories, and I can't help thinking of all the beautiful women throughout history. Here, using real history as a backdrop, I have let my imagination run free to portray a tangled and tragic tale of human nature that took place on the Loess Plateau nearly three thousand years ago. Three thousand years is a long time, and there are very few historical records that can be both verified and trusted. I am no great talent, but I am still willing to spend time on this, in the hope that it may offer some comfort when you readers are bored. If you find anything amiss, please don't hesitate to point it out. Many thanks!
Ning Yuan was the daughter of the ruler of Jiao. After a series of strange twists of fate, she fell on hard times and found an abandoned baby girl by a river in Haojing, the capital of the Zhou dynasty. She named her Xi Yuan. This was the girl who would later become the famous beauty and bringer of calamity, Bao Si...
