The Qixi Ballad

Upcoming novel: "General, You've Got the Wrong Person to Repay"

The Qin and Han dynasties: an age of heroes and turbulent times.

But none of that had anything to do with her. She only loved one person.

He was a frosty, taciturn general;

she was an innocent, kindhearted girl who loved fiercely and without restraint.

They met.

New novel blurb:

"General, You've Got the Wrong Person to Repay"

[Looks mighty, but is emotionally fragile, like a lovesick puppy X Gentle on the outside, resilient and quietly enduring on the inside, an incomparable beauty]

The Ye family was found guilty and exiled three thousand li.

While they were imprisoned, bandits and marauders attacked, slaughtering, burning, and looting. Fortunately, General Gu Xianyue, stationed at the border, put down the bandits in time.

With her father gravely ill, her mother dazed, and her younger sister frail, Ye Qizhu, once proud and haughty, had no choice but to grit her teeth, humble herself, and feign affection toward the ruthless, ironhearted, burly general, all to ensure her family's safety.

Later, to clear her father's name and avenge her brother, Ye Qizhu decided to return to the capital with Gu Xianyue. She outwardly gave herself to him, while secretly using his influence and informants to investigate the truth behind what had happened, working with her childhood sweetheart and fiance.

Once everything came to light, Ye Qizhu had fulfilled her wish. She set fire to the courtyard where she had lived, faked her death, and left that place of strife to live in seclusion with her childhood sweetheart in Jiangnan.

But after only two peaceful years, one day a man drenched in dew blocked her doorway. His eyes were as red as a rabbit's, but his voice was cold as a blade:

"Either you come with me, or I'll lead my troops in and raze this city."

Before she could answer, he swept her into his arms, his voice breaking apart:

"...Please."

Gu Xianyue had joined the army as a boy and spent his life weathering hardship, carrying on his father's legacy by defending the frontier. There was no place for romance in his life.

Then, among the exiles he happened to rescue while suppressing bandits, one woman actually offered herself to him.

Her features were picture-perfect, her manner gentle and charming, and when she looked ready to cry, she was all the more heartbreaking. Gu Xianyue swallowed. He was only helping her care for her sick family...

Later came warm red curtains, a fragrant red sleeve, and snow touched by the glow of a red brazier. Gu Xianyue fell more deeply in love with her by the day. He insisted on taking his beloved, a criminal in the eyes of the law, back to the capital, uncovering the truth for her and marrying her openly, so they could live happily together forever.

But the day the truth came out, the woman he loved, who had suffered so much yet remained unbroken, died in a sea of flames. He knelt in the ruins, digging deep into the earth, clutching charred soil in his fist and refusing to let go of her old clothes.

Everyone said he had gone mad. Some even tried to comfort him: Let her be dead. After all, she wasn't the one who had saved your life.

He had known the truth for a long time. He had mistaken her for someone else and repaid the wrong person. But so what?

He loved Ye Qizhu, not the person who had saved his life.

Unfortunately, there was no Ye Qizhu left in the world.

Then, two years later in Jiangnan, he came across a face identical to hers.

His voice was hoarse, his eyes bloodshot. "I suspected everyone, but I never once suspected that you were the one who wanted to leave me!"

"I haven't slept well a single night in the two years without you."

"Did he touch you here too?"

"Did you do this with him too?"

A man who looks mighty but is emotionally fragile, like a lovesick puppy X A gentle, resilient, quietly enduring beauty

Heroine: I love you. I'm pretending.

Hero: There are so many powerful people out there. Why would she use me and not someone else? It can only mean she loves me!

Theme: Let your heart always pursue love and sunshine.