Chasing Clouds

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Mutual salvation / Two powerful leads

The female character's growth takes time. She will make mistakes and struggle with conflicts early on, then gradually awaken later.

At sixteen, Xu Yunran's entire family was executed. She went from a noblewoman famous throughout the capital to a prisoner, forced to submit to County Magistrate Zhou Mingchuan.

Zhou Mingchuan was both handsome and talented, but he was a demon who killed without batting an eye.

Xu Yunran was terrified of him, especially when he grinned maniacally and ordered her to stay in his room.

One day a year later, she watched him fall off a cliff with cold eyes, then turned back to the manor without hesitation. She eliminated his remaining subordinates, used her familiarity with him to impersonate him, and took his place as county magistrate.

She spent three years carefully preparing, all to return to Chang'an and exact her revenge.

But when she finally returned to Chang'an, that face, which should have been cold and lifeless, appeared before her once again.

[Reader's Guide]

1. Fallen black-lotus heiress vs. scheming, obsessive powerful official

2. One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually inexperienced and have only ever loved each other. The male lead is virtuous and faithful, both emotionally and physically.

3. Both leads are intelligent, and both have secret identities.

4. The setting is mainly inspired by the Sui and Tang periods. Everything serves the story, so please don't nitpick the history.

5. Blurb saved on July 12, 2025.

Theme: Evil never triumphs over good