Crossing the Calamity [Reborn]

Ye Miaoheng, a princess of the imperial clan by adoption, was sent to Northern Di to marry for peace. She endured humiliation, allowing Great Jin to recover and rebuild its strength.

Four years later, an envoy came to bring her back to her homeland. Ye Miaoheng thought her suffering was finally over, but she died mysteriously on the way home.

Reborn into a new life, Ye Miaoheng threw Northern Di into turmoil a year ahead of schedule. To her surprise, the man leading the welcoming procession was the holy monk Xuanlin, who had just returned to secular life: her sixth imperial brother, Xiao Xuanlin, whom she had never met.

Firelight reflected beneath the moon as blades clashed. Ye Miaoheng stumbled into the wooden-lantern-colored robes of Xiao Xuanlin, wrapped her arms around his lean waist, and called out in a soft, trembling voice, fragile as duckweed and willow fluff, "Imperial Brother, save me!"

As his strong arm in its flowing sleeve shielded her from behind, Ye Miaoheng clutched his robe. Beneath her lowered lashes, her panic was nowhere to be seen. The flame of vengeance quietly grew fierce.

At first, Xiao Xuanlin only meant to finish his assignment and leave the mortal world behind to travel.

Then his frightened imperial sister needed to clutch his sleeve to fall asleep, and he could no longer leave.

Later, when she still could not see through it all, he took her hand and stepped into the endless mortal world, extinguishing the karmic fires of her many lifetimes for her.

Reader's guide:

1. Purely fictional setting. The female lead is not involved with anyone else; the male lead is not involved with anyone else.

2. The leads are not related by blood. While they remain family, their feelings never go beyond familial affection; she is only using him.

Coming soon: After Refusing to Marry the Villainous Heir. Please add it to your reading list. Blurb:

At a flower-viewing banquet, Shen Rou, the daughter of a marquis, unexpectedly encountered Pei Zheng, the young lord of the Duke's mansion. The encounter frightened her, and that night she had nightmare after nightmare.

In her dream, the Duke's mansion would become an in-law of the Marquis's household.

But before she could marry into it, the entire Marquis's household would be imprisoned on charges of treason. The one who came to arrest them was Pei Zheng.

Meanwhile, the cousin who had just arrived at the mansion seeking refuge would become a rising star at court and eventually help her escape Pei Zheng's clutches.

When she woke, she really did hear that the Duke's mansion had sent someone to propose. Shen Rou hastily turned them down and urged her father to cultivate her cousin's talents.

Six months later, her dream came true.

She was locked in a secret chamber in the Duke's mansion. Pei Zheng whispered coldly in her ear, "Qingqing, are you still waiting for that dear cousin of yours to rescue you? Guess who hid the evidence of treason?"

Theme: Keep gratitude and grudges distinct; never confuse the two