Life-Saving Pill

The entire novel has been thoroughly edited. To ensure a good reading experience, please support the official version. Blurb: Lu Yu transmigrates into the daughter of a prominent family. She originally just wanted to lie flat, but the world is in turmoil, so she has no choice but to get serious and build a career. That year, during the Shangsi Festival, she meets Cao Ren, a man with a heart devoted to Buddhism. She becomes his dear friend, and he becomes the person who understands her best. One afternoon, she learns that his wish is to become a Buddhist monk. She smiles and wishes him well, while silently burying her bitterness and regret. Cao Ren has been frail since childhood. Before meeting Lu Yu, he spent every day waiting to die. After meeting her, he always struggled to say, “I can live a few more years.” Later, he fulfills his wish and becomes a monk, only to discover that Buddha can save all people but him. At first, with chaos looming, Lu Yu wants to marry a military general. Cao Ren recommends a young man famed throughout Jiangdong. Unfortunately, the young man is hard to pursue. Lu Yu tries to show him favor several times, but he ignores her. After being rebuffed, Lu Yu turns to Cao Ren again, and he recommends Mo Sheng, a young lord from a powerful family. Years later, sitting beneath a crabapple tree, Cao Ren recalls how he once picked out potential husbands for Lu Yu and wishes he could slap himself a few times. Lu Yu: Junqi, you must stay true to your original aspirations and keep pursuing your ideals. Cao Ren: A Yu, you are my ideal. The great families endure while emperors come and go. When they hear that only a life-extending pill can prolong the new emperor’s life, the great families begin waiting for the court to replace him. In the end, they cannot understand how the new emperor, despite his ailing body, managed to dismantle the great families step by step. But Lu Yu knows that she and Cao Ren have worked so hard to stay alive only to become the light in each other’s lives, illuminating and warming the long years ahead. Reader’s Guide: 1. The leads grew up together and both have character development. 2. The male lead becomes a monk and later returns to secular life. Please move on if you can’t accept that. 3. A slow-paced ensemble story. The supporting characters and leads all have their own stories and need room to grow. This is a fictional setting with an original background. Please don’t overanalyze it or try to match the characters to historical figures. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. Please don’t leave harsh criticism. Thank you for your support and understanding. Theme: Stay true to your original aspirations and persevere through every setback