My Master Really Did Crack

New Historical Romance: The Princess Consort Is Far Too Alluring. Blurb:

Li Qinyang, the eldest princess of Yue, had terrible luck in love when she was young. Her intended husband was assassinated before their wedding, and she eventually married Xie Yanxing, a hostage sent by Liang. She became the laughingstock of the entire capital, Yingdu.

They quarreled every three days and bickered every five. Li Qinyang thought the man had been born just to infuriate her, yet somehow...

For her, Xie Yanxing willingly endured a public caning, nearly losing his life in the process.

At her request, he spent half a day out in the freezing snow just to catch an ordinary sparrow.

To avenge her, he claimed first place at the spring hunt and humiliated every young nobleman there.

Li Qinyang thought her hardships were finally over. She gave all her tenderness and affection to this husband who loved her so devotedly, believing they would live together in wedded bliss for the rest of their lives.

But when civil unrest broke out in Yue, Xie Yanxing abandoned Li Qinyang and returned to Liang. Only then did she learn that all his tenderness had been part of a carefully laid scheme.

Her home was gone, her country was in turmoil, and she had nearly died in the deception. Her heart turned cold toward the Xie family.

Three years later, Xie Yanxing, Prince Regent of Liang, came to Yue to ask for the eldest princess Li Qinyang's hand in marriage.

Li Qinyang: Uncle, do you know what kind of person I like?

Xie Yanxing: Someone good-looking.

Li Qinyang: Do you know what kind of person I hate, Uncle?

Xie Yanxing: ...

Li Qinyang: Go look in a mirror, and you'll understand.

Couple: An arrogant, pampered princess with a gentle heart x a scheming, jealous, hypocritical prince regent

Novel Blurb

Yu Changlin was on his way down to the mortal realm on official business when he unexpectedly found an abandoned mortal infant. The child had only a little warmth left in its body. Its soul was clearly beyond recovery.

The hated and despised Star of Misfortune suddenly had a bout of compassion. He used the Soul-Splitting Art to save the infant, and to his surprise, it worked.

And so, during the days when he shared his primordial spirit with Lan Lan and could communicate with her mind to mind, their daily life as master and disciple went like this:

Lan Lan: Master! Master!

Yu Changlin: I know. Good medicine tastes bitter, so I'll drink it.

Lan Lan: Master, Master~

Yu Changlin: I know. It's cold, so I'll put on more clothes.

Lan Lan: Master...

Yu Changlin: Anyone who bullies you deserves a lesson. Don't bother pleading for that stupid sword spirit.

Lan Lan: Master.

Yu Changlin: All right, all right, I'll spare him one more time.

Lan Lan: Master, you're amazing. How do you know everything?

Then one day, Lan Lan suddenly fell unconscious, and Yu Changlin couldn't sense where her primordial spirit had gone. The usually unflappable strategist finally lost his composure.

Later, on Mount Kunlun, when faced with his old nemesis Yinglong, who sought to harm Lan Lan, the greatest sword cultivator in the lower realm, who had sealed himself away for six hundred years, drew his peerless Heart Sword...

But the moment the Heart Sword appeared, Yu Changlin's Sealing Spell failed, and Lan Lan finally sensed a certain coward's mysterious thoughts.

Lan Lan: Master, do you like me?

Yu Changlin: Lan Lan!

Lan Lan: Have you liked me ever since the time my soul left my body?

Yu Changlin: Lan Lan!!!

Lan Lan: All right, all right, I won't say any more. Let's communicate soul to soul.

Gossip-loving senior sister: Damn it, don't stop! I want to hear more!

Gossip-loving junior brother: The Soul-Splitting Art looks fun, Senior Sister. We should try it too...

Gossip-loving senior sister: Get lost!

[Reading Guide]

1. Pure-hearted little white flower x doting dog-like immortal. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. Various author-created details to suit the plot.

Theme: Life brings many challenges as we grow. Only by facing them bravely can we find happiness.