Tales from the Clouds

[Synopsis]

Hello, everyone. I'm Li Mo.

This is how the story began: one day, my skull was smashed in, and I was thrown into an unfamiliar world.

Powerful warlords rose up and heroes fought for supremacy. The world was in chaos, and I had no lofty ambitions. I just wanted to stay alive.

That's a pretty harmless wish, right?

But I couldn't escape my rotten luck.

A spoiled young master set me up, a wicked woman poisoned me, bandits imprisoned me, a crooked merchant schemed against me, a mighty general hunted me, and a literary rascal toyed with me. Was that all? No, even the king wanted to get one over on me.

So I found a fortune-teller, secretly hoping to defy fate and change my destiny.

Who knew the fortune-teller was a fraud? He swindled me out of everything I owned and left me utterly ruined.

Then he smiled and said, "Darling, I've read your fortune. You're the Chosen One of legend."

I was furious. "I'm the chosen what now?"

He blinked and sweetly called me, "Your Majesty!"

Life really is full of surprises.

I clawed my way up from the bottom and reached the pinnacle of power.

They called me a hero of the age.

From then on, my world no longer revolved around what others did to me, but what I could make others do.

Who would've thought that fraud was telling the truth?

What's it like to be a hero of the age who holds the world in the palm of her hand?

Thanks for asking. It's awesome.

Come on, let's have some fun!

I hear someone wants to write my biography?

Well, I'm a modest person, so I'll keep it brief!

Hello, everyone. I'm Yun Zhongjun.

You know what "Jun" means, right? It's seriously impressive, the highest rank of nobility!

And "Yun Zhong"? It's mysterious, right? That's my fiefdom, and where I come from!

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[Character Profiles]

Li Mo: A brave and resilient adventurer, a cool-headed and rational top student, and a little minx who leaves her lover utterly lovestruck while staying perfectly clearheaded herself.

Mu Xinghu: A transcendent being living in seclusion in the mountains, a mastermind pulling the strings of the world. She appears to be a pure white lotus, but is really a wicked, scheming black lotus.

Liu Shu: A fallen prince abandoned by his homeland and hunted by his birth mother. He endures humiliation and schemes at every turn, vowing to climb the throne and reclaim everything he lost.

Tuoba Fei: A nobody from the great grasslands, a simple, passionate, and slightly dim-witted teenage boy.

Li Shuyan: Behind every powerful heroine stands a man. He's one such man.

[Notes]

1. Set in an imaginary ancient world. A story of chaos and epic struggles, not a xianxia or fantasy novel.

2. First-person narration. The protagonist's golden finger isn't overpowered, and the story is fairly realistic.

3. Delicate prose, subtle foreshadowing, a large cast, and a fully developed world.

Theme: Those who strive to stay alive will surely see the clouds part.