Celebrating the Joy of Abundance

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Blurb:

Five years ago, Ye Tianjun, commander of the northwestern frontier army, had his foreign ancestry exposed.

To cover up the truth, he conspired with assassins from his mother's clan to enter the city and kill the vassal prince, Chu Zhan, who intended to report the matter to the imperial court.

But after entering the city, the foreign assassins slaughtered the prince's residence, then massacred the city.

For a time, the land was devastated, and bodies covered the fields...

Ye Tianjun intended to seize the chaos and flee, but his mother's clan abandoned him once he had served his purpose, leaving him to die exposed in the wilderness.

After the massacre, the entire Ye clan was executed.

Ye Tianjun's daughter, Ye Xuezhu, was spared by the clan on her mother's side, who vouched for her because of her maternal family's background. She barely escaped with her life and entered the palace as a servant, the daughter of a condemned traitor.

Ye Xuezhu had lost all hope and believed her future was over. Yet one day, she was exiled with the deposed Crown Prince back to her hometown, Hanxiao City, on the northwestern frontier.

In Hanxiao City, Gu Hanshi is sharpening his knives.

You're back? Then don't even think about leaving again!

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Ye Xuezhu and Gu Hanshi knew each other when they were young and were childhood playmates, bound by a childhood friendship.

The disaster five years ago turned the frontier city's beloved beacon, once adored by all, into a traitorous scoundrel cursed by everyone.

It also forced an obscure young man to grow up in a hurry. He became the living embodiment of the Heavenly Star Tong, revered by the world, healing the sick and earning fame across the land.

Ye Xuezhu is covered in filth and knows she can never wash herself clean in this life.

But the Heavenly Star, seen by the world as pure as ice and jade, untouched by a speck of dust, doesn't care at all. Calmly, he pulls her into his arms. "So what? Let's wallow in the same filth together."

Ye Xuezhu: "???"

Weren't we supposed to have a blood feud and be sworn enemies?

Gu Hanshi holds her even tighter. "You and I have been impossible to separate for a long time.

This time, I won't let go again."

Reader's Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. An alternate world, with a mountain of original worldbuilding.

3. Spoiler: The heroine's father was definitely framed, and his name will be cleared.

Theme: Hold fast to your convictions and never give up.