After Running Away From My Wedding, I Became the Greatest Under Heaven

In response to some reader concerns:

1. The protagonist's name may change. "Abb" is meant as a representative example. I've read far too many stories about delicate, sweet "Abb" girls, so I decided to write about a strong woman who grows from that starting point. In the setting, she is a girl her family doesn't value, so she wouldn't be given a name with the high expectations her brother's name carries.

Later, there will also be some unpleasant, pet-like names for girls, because at the beginning of the story people regard them as "pets."

But that's all right. They'll secretly slit their owners' throats in the dead of night, then openly take back their power in broad daylight.

2. The protagonist scars her own face, but she's forced into it by circumstances. She will get her revenge.

3. The female supporting character's castration scene is a fake-out. You can keep reading.

4. Don't expect too much from the men in this story. Unless something unexpected happens, they'll all die to move the plot forward. The men who seem decent for now may reveal more of their ugliness later.

5. There are many women and sisters in this story, not just female siblings. I don't dislike the word "sis". I understand it as a reference to the practice of sharing meat in a matriarchal society. I dislike seeing any character with the female radical turned into an insult. Many people dislike this character now, too, but I hope no gender-neutral character with the female radical gets discarded.

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Everyone says Liu Yiyi is a greedy, wicked woman who does every evil imaginable.

She was once incredibly humble and insignificant, yet lucked into a marriage that made others envious, with an endlessly long betrothal gift list that dazzled the eye.

--Her father's position as clan chief, her mother's longevity pill, her brother's divine beast pact... Her fiance treasured and loved her, and her family prospered thanks to her favor. At just seventeen, the girl should have been swept off her feet and set on a conventional path.

But she was unvirtuous and insatiable. On the eve of her engagement, she broke into the clan's treasure vault and tried to steal her betrothal gifts.

And the phoenix, which should have formed a pact with Liu Yiyi's brother, was so bewitched by her that it really did choose a new partner.

In a world where women are forbidden to cultivate, she brazenly pursues power.

She ruined a marriage that countless people envied, deserted the family that had placed its hopes in her, and killed the brother who loved her.

She is a thief, a traitor.

And she will also be the greatest under heaven.

Once absolute power is in Yiyi's hands, no one will envy her good fortune in being loved.

·Rather than become the woman behind a man, bearing his children and laboring all her life, she would rather plan how to fight, seize what she wants, and become the greatest under heaven, the one everyone looks up to.

A short excerpt:

When Yiyi was little, she once wondered where her name came from.

"Mom, Li Zekun has such a nice name. Ze means to bring blessings, and Kun means the earth. But why am I Yiyi?''

Her mother looked a little surprised, but still gently stroked her head and told her it was because she hoped Yiyi would always have a branch to lean on.

From her mother's earnest expression, Yiyi understood that this was the most sincere blessing Madam Liu could give her as her mother.

That blessing had now come true.

Yiyi had a talented, spirited young fiance, as well as a clever and responsible older brother.

Li Zekai and Liu Zaixing: beautiful names, top-tier prospects.

Those two men would love her, cherish her, and protect her so that she would live without a worry. With them by her side, Yiyi would never be without a branch to lean on.

But Yiyi planned to break that branch with her own hands.

PS:

1. A chaotic world, neither a traditional cultivation setting nor a traditional historical or beastfolk setting. There are many original worldbuilding details. Some are introduced between chapters at the start, but they're easy to understand, and missing them won't greatly affect your reading. The setting is already fully developed, so some seemingly inconsistent details in the early chapters may actually be foreshadowing.

Cultivation ranks: Levels one through nine, with three stages at each level.

2. No male lead! The heroine is the strongest!

3. Daily updates, before 11 p.m. There are tens of thousands of words in reserve, so read with confidence.

Core theme: Rely on yourself. Don't trust fate