The Imperial Preceptor, Qi Lan, was the most pure and flawless goddess in the eyes of her people. She understood the heavens and the stars, knew the art of divination, loved cleanliness, and lived on dew and wind, untouched by the mundane world.
Yet the new emperor despised her.
At the grand ceremony to worship Heaven, he refused to let her ascend the altar. "I am the Son of Heaven. Why would I need a mystic to guide me?"
Qi Lan looked up and met the emperor's shadowed gaze. She steadied herself and refused to back down.
"If Your Majesty casts me aside, you will offend the gods and betray Heaven and Earth."
The new emperor gave a cold laugh.
Later, when she accompanied him, he would toss gold and silver at her slender waist. His long fingers, still stained with fresh blood, tugged at the clean, spotless sash of her robe. Through the fabric, he kneaded bruises into her shoulders, arms, and waist, tormenting her without end.
The calmer she remained, the harder he pressed her.
Qi Zhan had clawed his way back from the dead. He stepped over countless corpses to enter the palace, then stained his hands with blood before he finally seized the throne. Arrogant yet restrained, he was decisive and merciless.
In all his life, he had loathed nothing more than mystics and sorcerers, especially the Qi clan, who had served as imperial preceptors for generations.
The goddess Qi Lan was false and haughty. She deserved to be dragged from her altar and left to rot.
But gradually, he no longer knew why those humiliating tactics did not come as easily as before. Their taste had changed.
And at some point, he found himself wanting to build her an altar and drive away the malice coming at her from every direction.
She grew more lively with each passing day, a spark of color returning to her eyes. "I remember how well Your Majesty has treated me."
He reached for her back, but in the end, all he did was draw her gently into his arms. "Well? A goddess is easy to fool."
A man steeped in filth, after touching pure tenderness, always wants to drag an orchid down with him into the depths. Yet he cannot help lifting her up from the mud.
"If I cast aside my beloved Qi, I will offend the gods and betray Heaven and Earth."
One-on-one romance, both leads' first time, happy ending.
A fictional setting, so no historical research needed. No fantasy elements anywhere in the story.
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Theme: Treat others kindly.
What a pity~ It is rare to encounter a novel with good writing and a good heroine. Unfortunately, the author gave up and disappeared without even saying hello. Before, I thought the author would update every 4-5 days, but now, almost 2 months later, there is no response... I guess it was abandoned... This, I just entered V, So depressing!!!
Madam, have you forgotten your password?
When will it be updated? Still waiting...
We are just asking when will it be updated? Is it so casual?
ε=(?ο`*))) Oh, do you still have more updates? 😭
What's going on today? When will Your Majesty realize that he likes the goddess? [Let me be healthy]
Ah ah ah, author, please do more updates, I want to see His Majesty regret and go crazy 😚
It's been almost 3 months, still don't want to update? [Question mark]
This comment area seems to be very harmonious. It has not been updated for a long time, and no one seems to have urged it.,, The author seems to never reply to the update time~ I observed it and found that it is basically updated every 4-5 days, and the word count is about 2500-3500.
Is there any specific update time?