Cen Zhu is an assassin. On her first-ever mission, disaster strikes from the sky, and she transmigrates.
The day she transmigrates, Wang Zhaojun's pipa spirit comes to life.
A pipa spirit as beautiful as a man-eating flower, Cen Zhu sticks close to Wang Zhaojun and slaughters her way through every obstacle. She sets the painters' manor on fire, breaks into the imperial palace at night, and shoots geese with a bow... Every day, she turns the streets upside down and causes chaos wherever she goes.
Nothing inside or outside the tomb is normal.
In the Yong Alley, stark white bones crawl out of the earth, and the palace maids' skin is made of papier-mache.
All kinds of ghosts fly out of paintings. In the midst of a great fire, the painter clutches his silver and goes mad.
At Yanmen Pass, girls in wedding dresses are tied to the walls, while rotting geese peck away every inch of their skin...
Cen Zhu silently asks the heavens: Why does it feel like everything in this world is out to get us?
The heavens say nothing, only continue to shatter Cen Zhu's expectations.
The System promises that once she and Wang Zhaojun dispel the world's curse, she can go home.
But why does Wang Zhaojun seem to be the mastermind behind it all?
When the weeds around Zhaojun's tomb are slowly cleared away, Cen Zhu discovers that the secrets of this world are far more numerous than she imagined. The true story of Wang Zhaojun seems different from the one she has heard...
A few things to know before reading:
1. Cen Zhu is the strongest! Zhaojun is the most beautiful! There's very little romance; the focus is on the plot, especially the story of Wang Zhaojun and the pipa.
2. Updates every other day when not on a ranking list; updates according to the list when it is.
3. Mild horror, but not much.
4. Some characters' views are not the author's. Different characters have different values.
5. There are supernatural elements, a fictional setting, and plenty of author-created details. This isn't meant to withstand close scrutiny, so please don't read it as real history. Some parts of the power structure have been changed, so please take note if that's a concern for you.
6. There are many versions of historical stories. This novel chooses one interpretation of history, which may not be accurate.
7. I promise not to use AI to write this novel.
8. Cen Zhu and Zhaojun are both heroines who grow over time. They have some flaws at first, but their personalities gradually develop as the story progresses. Please be patient with them.
9. The early chapters focus on exploring the world and character growth, so readers who are impatient should take note.
Theme: A positive and upright young person