Dual rebirth | Redemption | The chase for love after the breakup
Defiant and unruly vs. snowy peaks and dark skies
Female general x prince
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In her previous life, Xiao Yan'ge accidentally saved Pei Yunzhan as he lay dying and became his princess consort for a year.
She was the daughter of a general, renowned throughout the capital for her skill in archery and horsemanship. For his sake, she endured the capital's noblewomen's mockery, set aside her pride, and let others trample her.
She gave up every shred of dignity to keep him alive. But she never imagined that the sixth prince, who had always kept a low profile, would win a great military victory by marching over the corpses of his father and brothers, becoming famous throughout the court in one fell swoop!
The night he crippled the martial arts she had been proud of and broke both her legs, Xiao Yan'ge was so consumed with hatred she could almost weep blood.
"Pei Cong, may you never know a moment's peace in this life or the next!"
"It doesn't matter."
He looked at her quietly, smiling instead of getting angry.
"I want you to live."
As long as you live, that's enough.
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On the day he ascended the throne, the whole empire celebrated the general amnesty. Yet she fell alone from the cliff where they had first met.
Heaven was on her side. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the year before Pei Yunzhan's struggle for the throne.
This time, she was the executioner, with a web of traps all around. Not a single person on her list would escape.
The Xiao family had given their lives to serve this rotten dynasty, only to be slaughtered by treacherous officials. Reborn, what could anyone do to her if she truly became a rebel?
She would topple the throne and make the empire Xiao!
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Pei Yunzhan leaped like a walking corpse from the very place she had fallen. When he opened his eyes again, it felt as though he had woken from a long dream.
He had returned to the time when he had nothing. After being tortured, he was locked in Zhaoyu Prison. Looking up, he saw her second brother, who had long since been burned to death.
He said, "Yan Niang sent me to save you."
He cautiously searched for the slightest sign that Xiao Yan'ge still loved him. But he never expected she would rather take an arrow through the heart than owe him anything in this life.
"Pei Cong..."
She smeared the blood from her body across his face. "I told you. You'll never get what you want from me. May you die a miserable death."
Pei Yunzhan gripped her chin. His dark, luminous eyes were unfathomably deep.
"If you die here, the entire Xiao family... will be buried with you."
Xiao Yan'ge trembled as she gripped his hand, unable to speak.
Pei Yunzhan gently pressed his forehead against hers, not minding the blood on them both. His tears were as hot as blood, and his heart was harder than stone.
"Don't leave me alone. You know I'm capable of doing it."
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A note for readers:
This is the first volume. It won't affect the current plot's key events. The next part is being written and will be released all at once when it's done.
I'm so glad you made it this far. I hope you enjoy the story, dear reader~
Theme: Women's self-reliance; a hundred ways to express love.
