[Silly and hilarious, a fantastical tale set in an alternate Ming Dynasty]
"Revered by all in life, worshipped for ten thousand years after death."
When she first dreamed of greatness, Bai Cangcang was still a street beggar, living a miserable life under the open sky.
By tricking her way into the White Lotus Sect, one of the Central Plains' three major religions, she found work exorcising ghosts and demons. But she was still a bottom-rung heavenly master, and her life hadn't improved.
She had once smiled ingratiatingly for a steamed bun, fought dogs over a bowl of leftovers, and argued with an entire village over a few copper coins...
Then, in the twelfth month of the fourth year of Yongle, she found an unidentified corpse in a mass grave and dragged it to the docks to "sell herself to pay for her father's burial."
No one could have guessed that this ordinary corpse was the missing former emperor, Zhu Yunwen. And no one could have guessed that this unremarkable beggar was just one month away from a whole new life.
The White Lotus Sect protector who had accidentally lost the corpse, the Embroidered Uniform Guard who had traveled a thousand miles from the capital to pursue it, the young master of a wealthy family who paid a fortune to buy "her," and the Tang Clan assassin ordered to kill that young master... all gathered there.
That day was an otherwise ordinary day in the eleventh month: slanting winds, light snow, and frigid mountains and waters.
Yet the wheels of fate quietly began to turn, sweeping up the unsuspecting people in an earth-shaking, world-upending upheaval.
Many years later, Bai Cangcang sat high on the sect leader's throne, looking down over thousands of followers. She suddenly remembered that distant winter day when she found the former emperor's corpse, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness she hadn't sold the body by the pound to a black-market bun shop.
This is a story about a trio.
The troublemaking heroine Bai Cangcang is bound by fate to the wealthy young master Shen Zhangsan and Tang Yuming, the young master of the Tang Clan, after a truly horrific calamity.
As the Ming Dynasty's Age of Exploration dawns, amid the treacherous court and a jianghu where humans and ghosts mingle, the three are accidentally swept into the heart of the turmoil within the White Lotus Sect and the court's overseas affairs, embarking on one thrilling and delightfully bizarre adventure after another.
The second male lead got splattered with shit. The heroine threw it, and the third male lead made her.
Third male lead: It wasn't me! I didn't do it!
Second male lead: Sure.
This is the shitty, ahem, first meeting of the trio.
[Reader's Guide]
1. The heroine is a real, genuinely illiterate beggar, sweet on the outside and ruthless within.
2. A shit (iron) triangle, centered on the heroine, with a light ensemble cast feel.
3. An alternate Ming Dynasty, with heaps of original worldbuilding, as empty and imaginary as the Edo period in Gintama!
4. If something feels off, leave immediately. The author won't cater to readers, only double down.
Theme: Fate gives you a low starting point because it wants to see you turn the tables against all odds
Teacher, I really like your article. Cang Cang is really a very three-dimensional and vivid character. After experiencing so many stories, watching Cang Cang grow up little by little and discovering his complete self, it feels like we are wandering around in the world with Cang Cang (actually wandering haha). Shen Baitang is really a very loving little group, and everyone around him also has a non-flat image. He especially likes Jiang Fenshui's irresistible and awkward character, which is especially cute when giving Cang Cang fox beads 😍. I especially like the Jianghu novels written by the teacher, from Heguang to Cang Cang. Whether it is the narrative rhythm or copy arrangement, as well as the teacher's broad knowledge and delicate writing style, I like it very much. I like this kind of serious power drama that does not focus on love, I like the process of the heroine growing up from perfection, I like the funny pauses interspersed with the seriousness, I like the passion and comfort of everyone fighting and making their way in the world in the group portrait, I like the shaping of the teacher's grand worldview, and I like the story written by the teacher that looks back after thousands of sails and realizes that it has come a long way. I hope the teacher can complete Cang Cang's story, but I still feel very reluctant to leave Cang Cang in Shen Baitang (actually Cang Cang has been working hard to become a White Lotus sect, but not in front of our eyes, right?) Teacher, you should also pay attention to your health. I hope you and I and Cang Cang can all grow up well [Good Luck Lotus]
Will there be more updates? This book is really good [please please]
Tonic 😭 How can I solve v?
[Loading] I received the rebate while I was still waiting to fill in the pit...
Don't solve v 😭 Why don't you write it down?
? Boss, how did you solve V? I'm still waiting for you to fill in the hole.
It's been so long since I updated, I've forgotten the plot.
I hope the author will not give up on this article??
I actually solved v. I waited half a year to catch up on the last book, but it still lasted a year. I was scratching my head every day. I originally wanted to wait until the book is finished before reading it, but why don't I write it anymore 😭
I originally wanted to gain weight, but I just saw it on Weibo and rushed over to report it. From me, Buddha, to Sword Master, come on, madam. 💪 I hope you will be happy and go well.