Cheng Zhilin, always so noble and unsullied, had a secret.
To win the heart of the woman he loved, Tao Zhiyi, he devised a series of schemes that turned her from an aloof young lady of a powerful family into a pitiable girl with a tragic background.
When everyone bullied and shunned her, he stepped forward and showered her with care, successfully winning her true affection.
But now, that affection was beginning to falter. Tao Zhiyi stood on the verge of discovering the truth. One more step, and she would see Cheng Zhilin for who he really was.
Her suspicions, his deception, and the unbearable pain they caused had become Cheng Zhilin's new weapons.
He placed a sharp dagger in Tao Zhiyi's hand and told her to kill him if she didn't believe him.
He was certain she would soften because of their bond
Cheng Zhilin's eyes widened. The blade was lodged in his chest, and the blood pouring from the wound stained her slender hand red.
What Cheng Zhilin didn't know was that the person before him was no longer Tao Zhiyi, but Jiang Sui, who had seen through everything.
There was no one on this continent who didn't know Jiang Sui's name. She was the one everyone looked up to, the undisputed strongest under heaven.
After his master fell, he searched the world over, unable to believe that she had simply vanished without leaving even a trace of her soul behind.
Then he met Tao Zhiyi. Her temperament was utterly unlike his master's, and the only connection between them was that she, too, knew Jiang Sui of Jiwai Mountain.
Much later, when master and disciple were reunited, he said miserably that he shouldn't have threatened his master. But Jiang Sui could only think of how the aloof and elegant master persona she had worked so hard to maintain had just crumbled!
Reading notes: 1. I'm doing my best to write a satisfying power fantasy.
2. Cheng Zhilin is not the male lead.
3. The heroine is the strongest, but after becoming Tao Zhiyi, she has to grow stronger step by step.
Theme: Strive tirelessly to improve yourself
