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"Mother, why does Father call me Du'e?"
"Silly girl. Your father loves you dearly and hopes you can ward off disaster and live a smooth, peaceful life. That's why he calls you Du'e."
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Du'e died in the prime of her youth. As she lay dying, she recalled that conversation with her mother and was so furious she could have come back to life.
The two of them had four eyes between them, yet somehow they had failed to see that Pei Lang was neither a good man nor a loving father.
They had also failed to realize that they were merely tools for the Pei clan to ward off calamity.
The Hedong Pei clan excelled in astrology, divination, and fortune-telling. They foresaw that the world would fall into chaos and the dynasty was nearing its end.
To ensure that the Pei descendants would prosper for generations, they carefully selected "sacrifices" to bear the disasters in their stead.
And she, Du'e, the Pei clan's beloved eldest granddaughter, was the human sacrifice.
No wonder she had a given name but no surname. No wonder her coming-of-age ceremony kept getting postponed.
No wonder the Qinghe Cui clan, who had discussed marriage with them, had been so noncommittal. No wonder the graceful and talented Cui Jue married Pei Wan instead.
So Pei Wan and her mother were the ones her father truly cherished and protected.
To discover the truth only as she died was truly tragic and laughable...
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On the summer solstice, at noon, when yang energy was at its peak, Du'e went to the Guanlu Road police station to renew her ID. It was that time again, once every ten years. This year was...
If she counted all the years she had lived, she had lost track of how many times she had gone to the authorities to obtain the documents required to exist as a person.
The young police officer greeted the public with a warm smile. But when he saw the gloom enveloping her, his smile faded, and he lowered his voice. "You're not human."
Du'e found it rather amusing. This perfectly ordinary young officer had actually seen through her illusion.
After eight hundred years of checking in on the human world, things were finally getting a little less boring.
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