The Phantom Steps Down

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Blurb: At that innocent age, all she knew was how to admire him in secret.

Only when she grew up did she realize what it really was: she liked him!

When they met again, autumn was in full bloom.

Then she learned he had a "girlfriend."

She persuaded herself to give up,

and comforted herself with the thought that life on her own could be wonderful, too!

But can a life on your own really be wonderful, Sheng Cheng?

Just as she was ready to give up on that towering tree that never leaned her way,

she unexpectedly discovered that her feelings for him were not one-sided!

In the cold of winter, she gathered a ray of sunshine.

It warmed not only her, but also lit up his gloomy life!

This book is also known as A Spring Slain on the Shadowy Steps and Strange Tales from the Official Road

Blurb:

A woman disguises herself as a man to seek her brother as a constable, while a man disguises himself as a woman to clear his name as a general.

Their journey toward being unmasked takes place on the Official Road!

A thousand miles of barren land, corpses strewn across the fields, yet plants grow wildly along the Official Road.

It is both a glimmer of hope and a place of death!

The shadowy steps of the Official Road seem alive, vast and dark as the underworld!

A reader's guide:

1. Two strong leads, both with secret identities.

2. Fantasy and mystery: strange happenings along the Official Road, with monsters running rampant.

3. The surname Neng is pronounced Nai.

Theme: Let go of your obsessions