An imaginary setting, no particular rules.
1:
Since she was young, rumors have circulated in the capital about her: she was otherworldly, breathtakingly beautiful, well-read, and never showed her face in public. Even now, people still love to talk about her.
Liu Mulu, her hair bun askew from sleeping, crouched nearby with her hands tucked into her sleeves, listening and grinning. Hehe, I really am beautiful.
A peerless beauty and talent, yet fate had dealt her one hardship after another until her family was destroyed. They say she is now disabled, cold-blooded, and twisted, taking the chance to hunt people down on the streets every day. Lord Wu is constantly blamed and cursed for it.
Liu Mulu, who had just spent her last copper coin: You poor thing.
Wu Zhuli, recently promoted again and deeply trusted by the ruler: ...
2:
Liu Mulu, living in a dilapidated courtyard, said to Lord Wu, who lived next door behind the tall wall in an abandoned, disused mansion: You hide out in an abandoned house too? I heard someone died there.
Wu Zhuli: This is my family home. If anyone’s hiding, it’s you, you fake homebody.
A highborn woman wandering the martial world vs. a controversial high-ranking court official
People of the martial world like to get together without a matchmaker. After being together for a long time, they part; after being apart for a long time, they get back together.
Theme: There is a key in this world that can unlock the heart’s chains.
