The Way of Huachen

Female lead's perspective:

Lan Xuan, head of the Lan family, is twenty-six this year. Ten years ago, she slaughtered an entire household. Eight years ago, she killed her uncle and took over as family head. She has never married.

The reason is obvious.

Old Madam Lan is terribly worried and announces that she'll find her a match.

Overnight, half the eligible young masters of the noble families get engaged.

The other half get married outright.

With her reputation alone, Lan Xuan changes the marriage customs of the Southern Domain.

Lan Xuan: ...As expected of me.

Only the Mu family, hoping to curry favor with the Lan family, sends over their beautiful, gentle younger son.

Though Lan Xuan is devoted to her work, she makes time to meet him.

He looks somewhat familiar, resembling someone she once knew.

...Someone who has passed away.

Male lead's perspective:

Lan Xuan is outspoken, reckless, and audacious. She also left without a word, making him search for her for years.

Years later, he finally learns that Lan Xuan had already been killed by someone else because of him.

One of the Northern Domain's once-in-a-generation talents, the senior disciple in charge at Xu Xiao Mountain, suddenly kills someone at a banquet. He is expelled from the sect and falls into demonic madness.

As he lies dying, he meets a mysterious youth.

The youth: She isn't dead. She's alive and well, a hundred years in the future.

Do you want to go find her?

1. A beautiful, strong, tragic female lead whose mind is entirely on her career and who is at the pinnacle of martial power x a scheming white lotus male lead with a serious case of lovesickness

2. An ancient-style fantasy setting, with a mystery and detective plot at its core

Theme: Life needs something you can't bear to give up