Also known as A Journey of Ten Thousand Miles Together
Mystery solving + cultural heritage preservation + lots of sweetness
A sharp-minded but taciturn, lovesick censor with a hidden dark side x an optimistic, clever, resilient, but willful young heiress
Married first, fall in love later
Jiang Lanxi first met Pei Yi in the prison of the Censorate.
If she hadn't been tied up, perhaps she wouldn't have hated him so much.
"If you don't tell the truth, you'll suffer for it."
The man's expression was cold, and an icy aura surrounded him.
"Haven't you heard of the Jiang family of Huaicheng?"
The Jiang family had earned the favor of the previous dynasty's emperor through their antiques business. Jiang Lanxi didn't believe the Censorate would truly dare lay a hand on her.
The man relented and let her go.
Not long afterward, her father arranged a marriage for her. She didn't even look at the match before demanding to call it off, but her father said, "How can marriage be treated like child's play?"
Jiang Lanxi already had someone in her heart. Even though she didn't know what he looked like or who he really was, she would marry only him.
On her wedding day, she stared in shock at Pei Yi, dressed in wedding robes. She held back from causing a scene that night; otherwise, she would have smashed the bridal chamber to pieces.
What puzzled her was that Pei Yi actually put up with all of it.
"We're in this together now."
"Pei Yi, I'm telling you, I love someone else. You can divorce me, or we can part ways..."
"We're not parting."
A new emperor ascends the throne, and the winds of change blow.
Pei Yi is demoted.
He casually tosses Jiang Lanxi a sheet of paper without even looking at her.
"The divorce agreement you've always wanted."
Jiang Lanxi smiles faintly and throws it into the brazier beside her.
"We're not parting."
"It's nothing personal. I just don't like anyone right now."
Chicheng is treacherous, and the journey is fraught with hardship.
Jiang Lanxi uncovers her family's mysteries one by one, while Pei Yi never forgets his principles or his duty.
Hearts are hard to read, life and death are uncertain, and the lovers face a world in turmoil.
"Jiang Lanxi, look at me."
Pei Yi is badly wounded, his blood spilling onto her skirt, yet warmth suddenly blooms in her heart.
Their eyes meet.
"It was you."
From Huaicheng to Chicheng, five thousand li there and back, they journey together for ten thousand li.
Theme: Do not fear the darkness. Live toward the light
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