Liu Wushuang, daughter of a famous official, is exceptionally beautiful. She has traveled through many countries with her father since childhood, and is the unrequited love of the enemy kingdom's Second Prince. Yet she has eyes only for the cold and heartless Lu Ming.
She studies the art of tea-making for him, even going so far as to turn against her father.
Until one day, the man points a long sword at her chest. "Liu Wushuang, our ties are severed for this life. May we never meet again, in life or death!"
The blade falls, and blood splatters everywhere! From then on, Wushuang's heart turns cold as ashes.
Five years later, the man, who has changed both his name and surname, is riding on horseback when he sees her. The smile freezes on his lips.
Unexpectedly, when they meet again, his gaze grows even colder. He barges into the teahouse she owns, grabs her chin, and demands sternly, "Liu Wushuang, how dare you sell this tea!"
Wushuang lowers her eyes and says nothing. "..." May we never meet again, in life or death!
Lu Ming seethes inwardly: You said you'd make tea for me and me alone for the rest of your life. Damn it! Now this tea is being sold all over the country!
Until one day, the prideful God of War finally loses his nerve. He hears that the Second Prince of Northern Yan has spent five years persuading Liu Wushuang to agree to marry him for political reasons.
He abandons the battlefield then and there, leaving a hundred thousand troops behind. He rides through the night to reach Wushuang, just in time to stop her before the wedding.
The man drops to one knee. "Wushuang, I was wrong. Please don't marry him!"
Wearing her phoenix crown and bridal robes, Wushuang steps out of her wedding sedan and points a long sword at the man's chest. "Then first taste what it's like to have a sword pierce your heart! Lu Ming, you said we'd never meet again, in life or death! So go die!"
Later, the renowned God of War unifies the realm, but becomes a laughingstock in every country. Everyone says the Emperor of Great Zhou once knelt to his empress in the street and took a sword thrust without resisting.
Years later, the Emperor of Great Zhou gets drunk and shouts at the city gate, "I've won countless battles and achieved great things in government. Yet I fell into the hands of a little woman like Liu Wushuang!"
Reader's guide: Romance and plot, a second-chance love story. The author is terrible at writing blurbs, so please add this to your collection!
Theme: Distinguish good from evil and right from wrong. Only by holding on to your principles can you protect the open space in your heart.
