A Cicada Sister Fell from the Sky

[Blurb]

Zhang Chan went from being the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household to a blind girl falsely believed to be a rich family's daughter. A concubine in the household arranged a marriage for her, sending her to become the second wife of a wealthy old merchant outside the city.

On the night she fled her wedding, bandits ran amok, and she met a young man.

He had just killed someone. With blood all over his hands, he picked up her marriage contract, glanced at it, and tossed it aside.

Zhang Chan was blind. To protect herself, she begged him to take her away.

The young man looked at her and refused for the first time.

She pulled out the most valuable thing she owned. "I'll hire you with this. Will you do it?"

The young man looked at her again and refused for the second time.

After being rejected twice in a row, Zhang Chan didn't give up. With tears in her eyes, she began to appeal to his sympathy.

Seeing her stubborn, single-minded persistence, the young man found it amusing and thought, Maybe I could.

They left the capital. In the south, Zhang Chan became a somewhat well-known doctor.

By day, she treated the sick. At night, the young man continued to kill.

One day, Zhang Chan grew curious about the mysterious young man.

"What are you touching?"

"I want to know what you look like."

As she felt his face, a faint blush crept over the young man's ears. "Didn't I tell you? I have a beastly face, fangs and all. I'm terrifying."

Zhang Chan used both hands, and a dimple suddenly appeared in her cheek.

"Not bad. You're better-looking than I expected."

*

Duan Minghui was trapped in the cold palace as a child and suffered constant bullying.

Back then, there was often a feisty young girl who stood up for him. She would tell him, "Don't be afraid, Little Eleventh. I'll protect you."

Years later, he was no longer the eleventh prince of the cold palace. With a new name and a new identity, he roamed the world, seeking revenge.

By chance, he met the girl from back then.

She sat in a wedding sedan in a bright red wedding dress. She could not see, and she did not recognize him.

After the bandit attack, Duan Minghui decided he should repay her kindness. So he took someone else's bride away.

When he uncovered Zhang Chan's background, his hidden guards repeatedly urged him to abandon her, lest he be implicated if others came after her later.

The young man raised the corner of his mouth, his tone indifferent. "Whoever comes after her, I'll kill them."

*

She was the sheath for his blade. No one else could lay a hand on her.

"I cherish her. I treasure her."

[Reading Guide]

1. Fictional setting. The medical details are made up, not professional, so please don't scrutinize them.

2. The female lead's eyesight will recover.

3. Reunited after a long separation, they save each other.

Theme: Find a moment of leisure amid the rush, and find joy amid hardship.