Forged into a Blade (Reborn)

Luo Jiuyao had two unfinished business in her life.

First, after years of rising and falling, she never managed to escape this magnificent cage. Second, after years of burning the midnight oil, she finally cleared the Shen family's name, but could no longer light a lamp to burn forever for Shen Lin.

Their meeting had begun as a twist of fate and a calculated scheme, entirely part of her plan to escape the mire.

But Shen Lin was willing to do everything in his power to protect her, to endure the biting frost for her and shield her from the blizzards overhead, until his life ended and the Shen family fell.

And so the heart that had never known love or hate came to know his name.

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As she lay buried in the heavy snow, Luo Jiuyao never imagined she would be reborn into the year she came of age.

The seventeenth year of Zhangping, in winter.

Silver frost covered the earth, and snow swept across the sky.

She carried a lantern through the palace corridors, stepping over fine, jade-like snow.

She wanted to survive and live freely, and she also wanted to seek a good outcome for Shen Lin.

In the empty sacrificial hall, she saw Shen Lin once more.

Her cool fingers brushed his brow, and once again she touched the dream that trembled on the verge of collapse.

“My lord looks familiar. You remind me of someone I knew long ago.”

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“The world needs fire, and it needs ashes. That is how I grew a heart.”

(From David's “Rippling”)

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Reader's Guide:

1. One-on-one, happy ending, resilient little princess x gentle young minister.

2. Fictional dynasty, with some original details.

The cover character design is by the artist Juansi Ji-Diandian, used with permission.

Theme: Cherish life and love living.