Luo Yi transmigrates into a historical danmei novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character. In the original, the ambitious general gong presents her, a spy, to the emperor shou as a beauty.
The original character really is as beautiful as snow, exceptionally lovely, and renowned throughout the Seven Kingdoms. But that doesn't help her at all.
Instead, she soon dies in a scheme both men have a hand in.
Having read the original, Luo Yi knows the powerful, ruthless general and the restrained, hypocritical emperor aren't the sort to go soft out of human kindness.
With death closing in, she has no choice but to risk everything and become a double agent between them.
Short scenes:
(1) The general stares at the beauty before him, his brow deeply furrowed.
Luo Yi seems worried he won't believe her. Weeping softly, she pulls her robe aside, revealing half her snowy shoulder, dotted with red marks.
She hides her face and cries. "The emperor's supposed patience and gentleness, how much of it is real? I can bear a little suffering, but General, don't let him fool you."
A murderous glint flashes through the general's eyes. His sword energy cleaves an ancient tree towering into the sky.
(2) The emperor sees Luo Yi's neck covered in bluish-purple marks, and his expression darkens.
She covers her neck and sobs. "I resisted with my life, but the Great General used Your Majesty as leverage. Your Majesty, I can endure this, but how much longer must you put up with that treacherous subject?"
The emperor snaps the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, his expression ominous.
The general commands a million troops, has his victories carved into stone at Yanran, and has made a name for himself at Langjuxu. His martial prowess is unmatched, and he has accomplished what none before him could. He holds the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords, and can wear his sword into the palace and approach the throne without bowing. He is formidable and calculating, peerlessly handsome.
The emperor bears the title of ruler of all under heaven. Thanks to his ancestors, he has roots in every corner of the realm, and hidden beneath his calm exterior is a sharp mind, far surpassing the emperors of past dynasties. Restrained and composed, he often wears Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist. He is like frost and snow under the moon, delicate and exquisitely beautiful.
Luo Yi never expected that one day the powerful, ruthless general would be willing to lay down his armor and retire with her, tears streaming down his face, large and heavy.
The restrained, hypocritical emperor would tear off his mask, confess his ambition to her, and beg her in broken despair, weeping without end.
Sword energy stretches thirty thousand miles, one sword's chill lights up nineteen provinces.
They both want the other dead, so they can have her all to themselves.
Cover: k
Theme: Independence and self-reliance