[The Knockout: Gao Qilan] Offering to Buddha

Gao Qilan didn't believe in Buddha.

She thought Buddha didn't save people, that he couldn't see the suffering in this world.

And even if he did save people, he wouldn't save her.

Who was she, anyway?

Her surname was Gao. Her name was Gao Qilan.

The Gao of Gao Qiqiang.

The Qi of Gao Qisheng.

The Lan of Gao Qilan.

They were born with vile, filthy blood. They sowed the seeds of sin and reaped a terrible harvest, consumed by their swelling ambition.

The Gao family was steeped in sin, beyond all forgiveness.

From more than forty years ago to the present, they had rotted in the mud, their souls rotted away.

Not one of them was spared.

*Please follow my author page. I can be cute, meow~

*Gao Qilan-centric, with her childhood fleshed out and lots of headcanons

*The original ending, with the law upheld: those who should be arrested will be arrested, those who should be sentenced will be sentenced, those who should be executed will be executed, and those who should be left alone will be left alone

*There are subtle An Lan, Hu Lan, Ting Lan, Yao Lan, and other ships. Ship whoever you like. I'm an all-Lan shipper; I'll eat anything, and it all fills me up

*Mixes in plot points from the novel version. Covers a long span of time, forty years

*The cover shows Zhunti Buddha Mother, a cultural relic

Here's a preview of my upcoming novel, The Witch Keeps Bringing Random Things Home

Cynthia, a witch whose kingdom was destroyed, has black hair and black eyes, and was born under an ill omen. After her country fell, she was driven into the depths of the forest and sealed away there, never to emerge again.

It was prophesied that on the next night of the blood moon, she would return to the outside world, unleash her hatred upon the people, and destroy the entire continent.

As you can see, I'm that witch.

Send me fifty yuan to unlock my revenge plan.

*(Just kidding.)

Life in the forest was so boring that the witch got hooked on a new activity besides destroying kingdoms: picking up trash.

Also known as freeloading.

What's this? A directionally challenged hero who got lost on his way to slay the witch. Pick him up.

What's this? A prince from some country, fleeing in women's clothing. Pick him up.

What's this? A vicious, doglike guy, injured and unconscious, about to kick the bucket. Pick him up.

What's this? A tiny, adorable dragon hatchling. Pick it up.

What's this? Who cares, pick it up first.

With the attitude that freeloading costs no effort and comes free, Cynthia picked up some large human and humanoid pieces of trash along with the regular trash.

But Cynthia soon regretted it. This bunch did nothing but eat, lounging around all day. Some of them had something wrong with their heads, like the stupid sons of rich landlords.

But the landlord's pantry wasn't exactly full! Why did it feel like she'd picked up spoiled rich kids? Stop clinging to her. All of you, get lost!

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They met a witch, but she was nothing like the witches they knew.

The languid woman leaned against a giant wolf's fur. Long black hair fell over her black-and-white dress. When she raised her eyes to look at them, it was as if they were gazing upon a god.

Detached from the mortal world, utterly without feeling.

It made them want to stain those beautiful obsidian eyes with a different color...

Desire.

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Theme: Fight evil forces. Crimes and lawbreaking must never be tolerated.