The Blood-Jade Bi Shatters

[The full book is complete. Pirated versions differ from the official edition. Thank you for supporting the official release.] --Blood stains white jade, sorrowful songs never end. When a game of chess nears its end, a calamity gives birth to new life.-- * The upheaval that shocked the world seventeen years ago was brought up once more, like thunder splitting the sky. Perhaps many years from now, when people look back on this history, they will realize that it was both the beginning of everything and the end of everything. Fate circles back, and no one can distinguish right from wrong. Or perhaps right and wrong were ordained from the beginning, converging to bring about these many calamities and fateful bonds. * Looking back on her life, Jiang Wenru felt as if she'd lived through a long dream. At first, she wanted it to end as soon as possible. Later, she found herself reluctant to wake. The secret of her origins forced her into a turbulent political struggle, where she traveled alongside the saint whom the world regarded as a paragon of grace and brilliance. Only later did she discover that this seemingly gentle and humble jade-like gentleman was, in fact, the coldest and most dangerous of them all. Once she sensed the danger he posed, her first instinct was to avoid him and run. But he was far too persuasive. With a stunning face and a few words, he left her dazed. By the time she came to her senses, he was holding her hand, and it seemed he'd ensnared her heart as well... * In other people's eyes, he was a saint, radiant and flawless. Or perhaps a madman, ambitious and utterly arrogant. But that young woman smiled and said that, in her heart, he was a true gentleman, someone pure and sincere, with a true sense of justice. Someone once told him, "When a bright pearl is covered in dust and white jade stained, you won't receive understanding and respect. You'll be scorned and despised." Those words proved prophetic. Later, he became a traitor and a source of chaos in the eyes of others. People cursed and hated him. He didn't care about them. But he cared about her, and didn't want her to bear all of this alongside him. She was the girl who needed only one tear to shatter the composure of his usually calm heart, a girl so full of fury that he wanted to kill everyone in his way. Everything before Rong Bin's eyes was crimson, as if he were surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Just as his vision began to blur, the girl suddenly appeared before him. Everything around him seemed to vanish. He could see nothing else. All he could hear was her saying, "I'm here to take you home." [Reader's guide] 1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. The story is entirely fictional, with original worldbuilding. Please don't read too much into it. 2. Characters' importance varies according to how often they appear and how much they advance the plot. 3. The story has a happy ending, but the journey will be a little angsty. [Coming soon] Pick Up a Sword and Test Your Heart. If you're interested, please add it to your collection (heart~) Xie Yang was born in the mortal world and raised in purgatory, staying alive to collect a debt. Cunning and devious, smiling yet mean-spirited, he planned for every eventuality and left no step to chance. Yet there was one person's heart he could never read. Those who hide behind cruel masks can always sense their own kind. They pretended to be sincere, putting on a show for each other. He was the only one who lost himself while staying aware. But she shouldn't have provoked him. They were alike, and were fated to be entangled until death. * "You won't choose him, Lin Jihe." "You know better than anyone what he's done and what he's scheming. He'll never be accepted by the world. You hate him." Seeing the woman's scornful expression, Chang Qi approached her slowly. "What, do you think I'm a hypocrite?" "I'm the one standing here today, with power in my hands and the historians at my side. Justice and truth are whatever I say they are. What do I care what future generations think?" - Lin Ying should be grateful that this corrupt world tempered her into a blade of frost. She carved a bloody wound into this arena of power and glimpsed what "justice" really looked like. Reader's guide: 1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. 2. Both the first and second male leads are the male leads. They're both important. 3. No one in this story is truly good or innocent. Theme: Your fate is in your own hands.