Crossing the Pass

In the Battle of Suizhou, Shen Li, the Southern Ming war god, was defeated and accused of colluding with the enemy and betraying her country. She was exiled to the frontier, never to return to the capital.

Half a month later, Xue Ronghe, the virtuous Prince of Bei Yong, came across a woman named Shen Zhao, who claimed to be Shen Li's cousin.

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For years, Shen Zhao had disguised herself as a man and fought for Southern Ming. Yet this was how she ended up, all because corrupt ministers held power in Southern Ming.

She had planned to use Xue Ronghe's influence to find proof of their treason and return to Southern Ming to take her revenge. But he was so suspicious that he tested her every day and even assigned hidden guards to watch her at all times.

She had no choice but to lie low for now and find ways to earn his trust.

The crown prince offered her poisoned wine, and she drank it!

The Fifth Prince fired a hidden arrow, and she took the hit!

The Sixth Prince sent assassins, and she fought them off!

She never expected that she would not only earn Xue Ronghe's trust, but also win him over so completely that he could no longer restrain his feelings. He cherished her above all else, indulging and adoring her in every way.

Burying his face in the hollow of her neck to hide his dark, sinister eyes, he said with obsessive devotion, "Zhaozhao, I want to marry you and make you my empress. Just the two of us, for all our lives."

But fate had other plans. A sudden assassination attempt shattered the dream. Shen Zhao had never been a delicate, sheltered beauty.

She was the sharpest blade in the world, a decisive killer who fought on the battlefield, the war god of Southern Ming.

And he was the man her blade was aimed at.

[Decisive, straightforward and candid female general × sinister, unhinged, secretly soft-hearted, proud prince]

P.S.

1. The heroine is the strongest fighter and a ruthless woman. Please don't read if that's not for you~

2. The leads are both schemers. They use each other at first, then fall for each other later.

3. The story isn't relentlessly bleak. The heroine is strong and steadfast, always looking ahead.

4. The hero thinks he's a rabid dog, unaware that the leash is in the heroine's hands.

5. The political schemes are elementary-school level. This is my first time writing, so please go easy on me if there are any plot holes~

Coming soon: An Imperial Guard's Daily Struggle to Stay Alive. If you like it, please add it to your favorites~

[Money-loving female imperial guard × sharp-tongued, arrogant prince with princess syndrome]

Shen Luan has three goals in life: work less, eat more, and retire early.

But her master is sharp-tongued, mean-spirited, and impossible to please.

The tea isn't warm enough? He scolds everyone. The pastries are too sweet? He scolds everyone. The food isn't to his taste? He scolds everyone.

When he's in a bad mood, even passing dogs get an earful.

Shen Luan sighed, fished a few pieces of silver out of the arms of the assassin lying dead on the ground, and slipped them into her own pocket.

Glancing at the taciturn, masked man beside her, she asked a question that went to the heart of the matter. "How has our master, who's so... particular, managed to survive this long?"

The young man's voice was low and hoarse. "He's hard to kill."

Shen Luan nodded, deeply convinced. "Makes sense. The wicked live a thousand years."

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Everyone has secrets.

For instance, Shen Luan is the secret guard of the Seventh Prince of Bei Liang, as well as an East Li spy who has been poisoned with a mind-controlling parasite.

And her fellow guard, who can take on ten people at once, looks exactly like her sickly master beneath his mask.

Theme: I offer my life for peace throughout the ages