A Long Song of Mountains and Rivers

Advance V Notice: This novel will enter reverse V on Wednesday, July 10. The reverse V chapters begin with Chapter 28: The County Magistrate's Wrongful Conviction (Part 1). If you've already read those chapters, please don't buy them again. Thank you all for your continued support. An imperial decree brought together Xie Zhangsi, known as the Living Yama, and the capital's number one spoiled young lord, Prince Chu, in marriage, creating the most absurd scandal since the founding of the Da Zhao dynasty. On their wedding day, no one came to escort the bride. The Prince's Manor was draped in white everywhere, and the wedding hall looked even more funereal than a mourning hall. The Living Yama endured such humiliation as soon as she entered the manor. On their wedding night, Prince Chu came to the bridal chamber with poisoned wine. Xie Zhangsi produced two letters, and the pair agreed to a one-year contract. After that, Xie Zhangsi continued in her line of work, investigating all manner of major cases. Prince Chu watched from the sidelines and occasionally stirred up trouble. But little by little, he began to resent the men who approached Xie Zhangsi. So Xie Zhangsi devoted herself to her career: investigating difficult unsolved cases, righting wrongs, and punishing corrupt and wicked nobles. Prince Chu, meanwhile, focused on laying plans, racking his brains to lure Xie Zhangsi onto his turf and slowly win her over... A sweet little scene: Xie Changge: Chu Shanhe, I could never stay in your harem and compete with your three thousand beauties. My ambition is to travel the world. If I ever wanted to settle down, I would probably look for a schoolteacher to marry and live a peaceful life. So we're not right for each other. Chu Shanhe: Changge is already my wife, yet she still wants to marry someone else. That's far too hurtful. There won't be any three thousand beauties. I will marry only you in this life. If you want to be a loyal and capable official, I'll be by your side. If you want to ride through the martial world, I'll be by your side. If you want to retire to the countryside, I'll be by your side too. If you want to marry a schoolteacher, then I'll go teach. In this life and the next, I've chosen you, and I'll stick with you. Don't even think about seducing me and then abandoning me. Content warning: The male lead's true identity is a prince of another country, so he and the female lead are from different nations. 1. Married first, fall in love later; both leads are faithful. 2. The male lead falls first. 3. Sweet and satisfying. 4. A strong female lead and an equally strong male lead. Coming soon: The Substitute Bride Blurb: The great general Su Jin of Da Zhao died in battle. The whole nation mourned her, and people praised her as a young hero and lamented that Heaven was jealous of her talent. They did not know that she had originally been a woman of great beauty. She had foreseen her death in that battle, because she was tired. At the moment of her death, looking out over a land strewn with corpses and devastation, she gave a helpless smile. If she had another life, she wished only to marry a good man and live an ordinary life. Perhaps Heaven took pity on her and gave her the chance to start over, sending her back to the time before she became a substitute bride. This time, she resolutely climbed into the bridal sedan chair and took the place of her half-sister, marrying Shen Yuxuan, the marquis's heir who was rumored to be gravely ill. From then on, she was drawn into a different kind of struggle. Along the way, she and Shen Yuxuan went from mutual dislike to growing old hand in hand. Together, they set the world to rights, cleansed the imperial court, and built a prosperous realm. A scheming, sickly, jealous male lead × a cool-headed, decisive, gentle female lead 1. Both leads are faithful. 2. Married first, fall in love later; the male lead falls first. Theme: Even in adversity, keep turning toward the light.