When the Lords Return

Back when Guan Tingyue was the eldest daughter of a general's household, she was a famous and utterly imperious figure. Her father and brothers spoiled her rotten, and she grew up willful and domineering. Young and ignorant, she mistreated a taciturn boy her father had brought home from the battlefield. That day, the boy followed her all the way, but Guan Tingyue walked off without even looking back. Who could have predicted how quickly the world would change? The dynasty fell, and a new one rose. Years later, the daughter of a military family had become an ordinary commoner. Only then did Guan Tingyue realize that the boy had become the Marquis of Dingyuan, and he seemed... to hold a grudge! He said she was broke, afraid of trouble, and only knew how to put on a brave front. It seemed like he was always criticizing her, one way or another. But when her life was on the line, he lowered his head, grabbed a fistful of blood-soaked earth, and gritted out, "Why did you abandon me back then?" "Why, exactly?" [Beautiful, badass daughter of a military family X loyal, sharp-tongued man who turns dark] Cover art used with permission from artist Youyou Yuniwan. The heroine's fighting ability is off the charts, and she loves showing off. The hero loves showing off even more than she does. He's sharp-tongued, proud, and often sarcastic. This story is set in a very loose fictional world, with plenty of invented details. It's a road-trip-style plot, and everything develops very slowly... The next sweet fantasy romance I'll be starting: The Mountain Has Qiao Trees Xiao Chun was once a thousand-year-old tree deep in the mountains. She spent her days absorbing the essence of the sun and moon and the energy of heaven and earth, and had finally managed to take human form. But misfortune struck. Two monsters fighting were enough to bring down a thunderbolt from the heavens, instantly reducing her to a charred stump. The victorious little wolf demon did have a conscience, at least. He promised to take her to Penglai for treatment. He found a flowerpot, planted Xiao Chun, who had been struck back into a sapling, in the soil, and set off on a long journey with her. What he hadn't expected was that the three-hundred-year-old little demon was a wolfdog mix. Besides his bad temper, he often acted like a child. Xiao Chun curled up in the pot. "Water me, will you? I'm dying of thirst." Xiao Chun: "...Ahhh! That's way too much!" Xiao Chun: "It's such a nice day." She poked her head out. "Take me out to sunbathe." Xiao Chun: "Wait, not there... Ying Zhou, Ying Zhou, there's a caterpillar crawling in! Look!" Then she took a heavenly tribulation for him, and Ying Zhou realized that no one was speaking from inside the sapling anymore. He stayed by the flowerpot day and night, calling softly, "Xiao Chun, Xiao Chun..." Much later, Xiao Chun opened her eyes in cool, fresh soil and saw the big wolfdog curled up beside her, sleeping peacefully. [Easygoing, plump thousand-year-old tree spirit X three-hundred-year-old Scorpio wolfdog mix] [Announcement] The entire novel has been carefully revised. The complete version is available only on Jinjiang. Theme: Eulogizing the heroic spirit of ancient soldiers who gave their lives to serve their country.