"I sent you off to secure peace for the realm, so where can I possibly use a general?"
Tang Fuyi was forced into a red bridal gown and sent to marry into Northern Xiao. On her wedding night, all that awaited her was the long-cold corpse of the old emperor.
Accused of treason and regicide in a farcical frame-up, Tang Fuyi was thrown into prison. She never expected she would live to see the light of day again.
She was released just before the New Year, as heavy snow fell. Su Dao'an hid behind a stone block not far from the dungeon gate, holding a fox-fur cloak and waving to her.
When he opened the cloak, a red plum blossom rested inside, dusted with snow.
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The red plum stood proud and untouched by dust. If it fell into the mud and got trampled, surely it would make for quite a different sight.
Tang Fuyi thought everyone should suffer.
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But later, beneath the vast heights of Gao Ming and the boundless reaches of Kun Yi, she could no longer find that red plum from years ago when she walked through the snow.
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Some serve in the imperial court, some guard the land. When the deed is done, they leave without a trace, as snow piles high on bows and blades.
Reading Guide:
1. There is a crematorium arc.
2. The romance is a slow burn, with a strong focus on personal growth.
3. A mix of sweetness and angst, with a happy ending.
4. A fictional setting with many original details.
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On my author page: "The Fully Automated Esports Trouble Magnet". A female-led ensemble Esports story with no romance. Please add it to your reading list~
Blurb:
[Ensemble Cast/Passion/Dreams/Freedom/Growth/Love]
There's a legend in the DOME professional Esports scene:
On a dark and windy night, the demon child descended.
She can spar with the whole internet during a variety show livestream,
and battle maniacs in a stairwell;
She can split a bed board with her bare hands,
and clog a toilet with a dump;
She tears up report cards and stomps on...
"Stop, stop, stop!"
"I was wrong to get into a fight, but I couldn't control the other stuff! Why put that on my resume, too?" Fang Jiting wailed helplessly as she held her "record of offenses."
"I'm innocent! Have mercy, honorable judge!"
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Fang Jiting, a fully automated Esports trouble magnet.
Thanks to her "outstanding performance" on her previous team and her "glorious record" at the academy, she'd successfully managed to make herself a free agent.
-What's a free agent?
-Well... someone no team wants.
But it wasn't entirely because of those trivial little incidents that no team picked her.
The Assassin class was going through a slump, and the former main damage dealer had become a regular support player on many teams.
Their star players were already stretched to the limit. Why would any team go to great lengths to train a rookie who seemed so ordinary?
Yet no one could have imagined that the girl who was left over after everyone else had been picked would one day come into her own and usher in her era, in a time when DOME was brimming with talent.
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What does it take to reach the top of the DOME Professional League?
To have skill and ambition meet as equals, and talent and hard work complement each other.
To stand beneath the dome before dawn, watching the woman once called a god walk away, and hearing her say:
"Kid, you're good at playing Assassin, but mechanics and execution are only the finishing touches. Courage and patience are the two sharpest blades an Assassin can wield."
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Fang Jiting would remember those words forever. She would climb over that insurmountable mountain.
Theme: When the deed is done, they leave without a trace, as snow piles high on bows and blades.
I stayed up late and watched it all. I am really grateful to have found such a good work. The story line is very clear, the plot points are not too brain-breaking, and the logic is closed-loop. There are really fewer and fewer articles in Jinjiang, which are now dominated by novice writers. I am so lucky to read such a work. 😣😣 What surprised me was that I thought the heroines' personalities were just ordinary contrasts, but I didn't expect that the author put so much ink into character creation. As a group portrait article, it is really at the level of being in a room 🤗 Did Xiao Man at the end also correspond to this turmoil and finally got his own Xiao Man [cross hands] After reading this work, my life is really full [cross hands] [cross hands]
I wonder if the author has read The Mysterious Case in the Cave? As for whether cannibalism under extreme circumstances is legally and morally acceptable, there has been controversy to this day. I am not supporting those traitors. I just think it is a bit inappropriate to use this as the basis for conviction, and to order subordinates to "eat human flesh under any circumstances" to create a compassionate image of Su Daoan. You seem to have forgotten Now, at this moment, she is not only a good person in a moral sense, but also the commander-in-chief and the hope of survival for so many people in the city. If the former and the latter are put on the balance, and the former is given up and the latter is chosen, Su Daoan will be portrayed as a hero, which may cause the character to collapse, but if handled properly, this can also be used as part of the character's arc to make the image fuller. But if you give up the latter and choose the former, it is easy for people to misunderstand Su Daoan as a "Holy Mother". It is difficult for ordinary people to empathize with a person who cares more about the dead than the living. Of course you can say, "If you eat dead human flesh now, will you want to eat living human flesh after eating the dead human flesh?" But you and I both know that this is a slippery slope fallacy. As for your confused question of fewer and fewer readers, my personal opinion is that at a stage when your experience and writing skills are immature, you try to discuss some overly complex topics, so that the main line gradually becomes confusing. This is undoubtedly courageous, but as a reader, I hope that your attempt will be more conducive to maintaining your creative enthusiasm.
To borrow a quote from Camus, "Birthdays are not a celebration of your birth, but a celebration of your existence." Thank you for your existence. Thank you for letting Su Daoan and Tang Fuyi exist. Happy birthday~
Damn it, there's going to be another big wave in this city 🍉
I think this battle between the princess and Fu Yi is also about betting on whether Fu Yi is good or evil. If he is still kind, he can cooperate with Mr. Ban. I feel so distressed. How on earth did the princess who grew up in fine clothes and fine food survive these three years 😭
How come the first Gubai😿 is so well written? This is the first time I encountered a novel that I quit before I finished reading it!! I can't bear to pursue it anymore. I really want to recommend Lily Dolphin to the whole world.
It's not too late to squeak now [crack]
What a perfect story line, all the foreshadowing has been recycled... Author, do you still have the possibility of writing Gu Bai again? I really want to read it [cross hands][cross hands]
It's really well written...[EYE][EYE]
I don't understand how Xiaoman died. Can you tell me something?