Wang Ge lost both her parents when she was young and was raised in the Duke Rongguo's mansion.
Her one stroke of good fortune was an enviable engagement: she was betrothed to Lu, the young marquis of the Yongning Marquis household.
Young Marquis Lu was elegant and handsome, with the bearing of polished jade. In the eyes of the noble ladies of the capital, he was a perfect husband.
But Wang Ge knew that the young marquis was unhappy with the engagement and did not like her.
As an orphan with no one to rely on, it was only a matter of time before the engagement was called off.
Who could have known that when disaster struck and she thought death was her only fate, he would appear like a god, galloping toward her and reaching out a hand. "Wangwan, come with me."
Behind her lay an abyss she could not retreat from. Before her stood a young man in fine clothes, astride a spirited horse.
Wang Ge had spent thirteen years being cautious and meek. At last, she let herself be reckless for once. Ignoring the countless gazes around her, she bravely took his hand.
She said, "I'll go with you."
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In his previous life, Lu Chengning was a prodigiously gifted young general. When he returned in triumph to his hometown, he discovered that the girl he cherished was trapped in a living hell.
But even at the cost of his life, he could not rescue her from that filthy place.
When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to thirteen years earlier, before Wang Ge had caught the eye of that villain.
In this life, even if he had to stain his hands with blood and tread across a sea of corpses, he would give her the bright future she deserved.
[Note]
1. One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually inexperienced.
2. The male lead is reborn.
[The blurb was screenshotted, written in August 2020.]
Theme: I want to be the sharpest blade at her side.