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Everyone says that General Cheng's young son is decisive on the battlefield and masterful at court, a prodigy in both letters and arms, a rare young talent in Great Zhou, and the darling of its people.
Li Qi remembers the first time she saw him, in the main hall of Ningkang Temple. Back then her name was An Yin. He had eyes as dark as ink, and was one of the few truly good people she had ever met.
But that day, he gripped her by the throat and said the cruelest words: "If you want to die, then die. I can help you. There's no need to put on this act of someone who's made peace with death."
Through his eyes, she seemed to see the ripples of the River of Forgetfulness, its depths unfathomable, pressing down on her until she could barely breathe.
Only later did she learn that between them lay the blood feud of her family's extermination.
They were separated by life and death, bound by a hatred that could never be settled.
Everyone says the Buddha is compassionate and saves all living beings. That day, she had wanted to die, but because of him, she found the resolve to keep living.
But from then on, she lived in constant fear, treading on thin ice. With every step she took, there was no turning back.
Theme: Women are every bit as capable as men.
