A Guide to Climbing the Ladder on Others' Backs

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Fate wanted me to be a stepping stone for someone else's rise to power.

I said: no.

In 1486 of the Zhongdu calendar, Crown Prince Shen, heir to the Zhuwo Kingdom, sought the hand of an immortal maiden from the Chiling Sect. To prove his sincerity, he had his concubines executed. The youngest among them, Qi Ji, was just seventeen.

That same year, Qi Ji's brother, Qi Yu, failed in an attempt to assassinate Crown Prince Shen and was executed in the wilderness.

Records of the Zhuwo Royal Family

By a twist of fate, Qi Yao transmigrated into the body of Qi Ji, a concubine in name but a sacrificial pawn in truth.

Average talent, dependent on others, and reliant on her brother. Her whole life had been at the mercy of those in power, and she had withered away in the earth at a young age.

Fortunately, she was still young. There was still a chance to change everything.

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