False Phoenix

Older woman/younger man romance / mixed bag / woman disguises herself as a man

1.

By imperial decree, Gong Yueshan enters the capital to put down a traitor and saves a young man from a blade.

The young man kneels on the ground and raises his face. Warm blood spatters his pale skin, and his dark eyes are fixed solemnly on her.

Gong Yueshan assumes he's afraid.

Who would have thought that beneath that pretty face lay a clever heart full of schemes, one that had even managed to fool her?

When Gong Yueshan finally realizes the truth, she enters the palace in armor and points her sword at the emperor, radiating a bone-chilling cold.

He grips the tip of the sword and presses it to his throat, still wearing that pitiful expression.

“I know your secret,” he says softly.

He knows that the most spirited young general in Changning City, the emperor's personal guard, the person standing before him, has never been a man. She is a woman.

2.

Years later, Xie Shi'an has become a decisive and ruthless ruler.

Standing on the banks of the Qi River, he recalls the moments he once shared with Gong Yueshan.

Back then, he was a helpless pawn caught in a struggle for power. To survive, he clung to Gong Yueshan.

He thought she would walk beside him forever.

He never imagined that one day she would disappear, too.

Reader's Guide:

1. A career-focused, cross-dressing female general * a scheming wolf cub who plays weak in public but is wildly ambitious

2. Besides the male lead, the heroine also has a romantic storyline with her older brother (no blood relation), after they both learn they are not related by blood

3. Three updates a week

4. Set in an alternate world; not focused on court intrigue, so don't nitpick the details

Theme: She will never stop for anyone