The Princess Held as a Hostage (Three Kingdoms)

[Sorry, I’ve decided to finish updating "The Everlasting Song of Yongle" before working on my other stories this year. Those of you who like this story may have to wait a while. But I definitely won’t abandon it, so please don’t worry.]

Ruthless, scheming Cao Rui x ruthless, scheming Meng Shang

They travel through the tunnels of history, unable to see an exit. They journey along the river of history, searching for the other shore.

"Xiangri means sunlight. Don’t get it wrong. I am the sun for all of you."

0. After much thought, the author decided they didn’t like spoiling the story in the blurb, so it was revised on 2026.01.08.

1. This is an original story set in a parallel Three Kingdoms world. It contains lots of author-created settings and has almost nothing to do with real history. No historical nitpicking, please.

2. Yelang in the story is fictional, located near the borders of Wei, Shu, and Wu, around Badong. Its advantageous geography (the author’s setting has it surrounded by water, with natural barriers that make it difficult to attack from outside) allows it to stand as a neutral power apart from the Three Kingdoms. But because it is small and has limited resources and population, its position is extremely precarious.

3. There is more than one person in the story with a special identity. The author won’t explicitly reveal some of them, so you can try to guess as you read.

The heroine is from ancient times and has no supernatural buffs.

Other Three Kingdoms figures appearing in the story will also have some author-created traits.

The characters are basically neither purely good nor purely evil.

4. In the story, the heroine is loved by her father, the king, and respected by the people of Yelang. She is the "Crown Princess" and has the right to inherit the throne.

5. Political intrigue, saving the nation, and unifying the realm are the main plotlines. Romance comes second to the heroine’s goals. Men will serve the heroine, but they won’t be her golden finger. She’ll win mainly through her own abilities.

Theme: An unyielding soul.