Floating Lanterns in the Night Rain

My upcoming novel, Jiang Yue Redeemed, is open for follows! The blurb is at the very bottom~

[Clear-headed, restrained heroine bent on revenge x cool, aloof hero with a hidden dark side]

#Love and hate, then a second chance at love#

Jun Yao, eldest daughter of the He family, leader of the martial world, had lived a charmed life before the age of sixteen. She was carefree and happy, with no idea what sorrow was.

What did she love most?

Climbing over walls, sneaking out of the manor, and watching plays, of course.

Then, on a rainy night five years ago, the He household was wiped out. Years of peace came crashing down in a single day.

Overnight, a young lady who had enjoyed boundless freedom became a homeless orphan, forced to wander from place to place.

From that day on, she had only one thing left in her heart.

When she happened to meet the master of Night Rain Pavilion, she knew her chance had come.

She changed her name, hid herself within the pavilion, and carefully planned each step as she searched for the truth.

Though she was a piece on the board, she still dared to move the pieces and break the game.

*

Everyone said that the marriage between the Gu and Shen clans was a rare joy for the martial world.

No one expected complications on the wedding day. The delicate young madam was actually a member of Night Rain Pavilion in disguise.

She used herself as bait, drawing everyone into her trap. She walked into the wedding hall alongside the young master of the Gu family, the son of her enemy, then joined forces with an inside accomplice to destroy the Gu family.

Beneath the bright moon, he was trapped in the mountains, kneeling with one hand on his sword. His eyes were rimmed with red as he demanded, "Why?"

She stared at him in silence, her expression utterly resolute, and personally sent him tumbling off the cliff.

Once the dust settled, the satisfaction in her heart had faded, but the pain still cut to the bone.

*

After that earth-shattering upheaval, the head of the Gu family disappeared, and their young master fell from a cliff, his life or death unknown. The Gu clan's ancestral estate was utterly destroyed, and the family fell into decline, never to return to its former glory.

But no one expected the cool, refined young gentleman of exceptional talent from years past to return one day, his temperament utterly changed, striking fear into the hearts of everyone in the martial world.

She had thought they would never cross paths again in this lifetime. But before one trouble had passed, another arose, and he was standing before her once more.

When they met again after a long separation, she saw him approach with his sword and press it to her throat. Smiling, he asked, "It's been so long. Should I call you Wan'er, or A Yao?"

*

Mu Junyao: "People aren't plants or trees. Did you know that I, too, was once filled with joy?"

Gu Yanzhou: "From this day on, it's time for you to repay what you owe me."

Upcoming novel: the rebirth and redemption story Jiang Yue Redeemed. Come follow it, everyone~

[Amnesiac, gentle young princess x devoted, reticent young lord]

In the fifth year of Jinghe, the Yunsheng Kingdom was suddenly besieged by enemy forces. War loomed, and the smoke of battle began to rise. Urgent letters arrived in the capital one after another, carried at full speed. The heir of the Marquis of Dingyuan, Pei Chuyu, was appointed military strategist and ordered to join the northern campaign.

He had been entrusted with great expectations since childhood, and had never disappointed. People praised his astonishing talent and unmatched powers of analysis, saying he was destined to become a great general or a high minister.

But fate is hard to predict. An upheaval three years ago left him unable to walk, and he shut himself away at home.

If not for the urgent war and repeated imperial orders, he might have spent his whole life confined to a tiny corner of the world.

The war lasted two years before the army finally returned victorious. The entire court celebrated, and a general amnesty was declared. Pei Chuyu, who should have received great honors, instead fell into a coma after taking an arrow to the chest.

At the same time, news came from the Prince of Zhao's residence that the young princess was engaged.

A month later, the terrible news arrived: the man had finally succumbed to his grievous injuries...

*

Rong Luojin, the young princess of the Prince of Zhao's household, had lived a monotonous life since childhood: reading, practicing calligraphy, learning etiquette, and following her family's arrangements when they chose her future husband.

When she heard that Pei Chuyu had died, she merely sighed that it was a pity. She did not even put down the scissors in her hand as she trimmed a flower branch.

But one day, someone suddenly burst into her room and demanded in a low voice, "Do you know that he was still clutching the thing you gave him when he died? And you never once showed your face. Could you really be so heartless?"

Rong Luojin's face was blank with confusion. "But I barely knew him. How could I..."

The visitor's eyes were filled with complicated emotions. They told her a story, one that was far removed from everything she had remembered until then.

When the story ended, she turned around in a daze, tears streaming down her face.

It seemed... she had remembered some long-lost memories.

*

Rong Luojin had always followed the rules, but before her wedding she did the most outrageous thing of her life: she ran away from home to escape the marriage, and vanished without a trace.

She had heard that if one's heart remained steadfast, even the gods and Buddhas would bow their heads and show compassion.

So she traveled across mountains and rivers, praying at every temple and making a plea at every shrine, all to redeem a wish in her heart. Even when her hands were worn raw, she knelt without rising.

Perhaps Heaven took pity on her. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day she first met Pei Chuyu.

*

Rong Luojin: "This time, I only wish you lasting joy, freedom from worry, and peace in all you do."

Pei Chuyu: "I want you to know that I have never regretted a single thing in my life."

Theme: Ten years of hardship cannot cool a heart that burns with passion