Novels like The Turbulent Republic: Chasing the Light
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- 101 Utopia 1928 理想国1928 An easy read for anyone looking for a classic apocalypse novel. The red moon rises, the zombie crisis erupts, and the characters fight their way through every battle. They don’t just have to survive; they have to live well and enjoy themselves. 5Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 102 The Bright Sword World: Chu Yunfei's Rise 亮剑世界：楚云飞的崛起之路 Chu Yunfei, an elite from Whampoa, cares deeply for all the people of the world. To drive out the Japanese, he is willing to disobey his superiors and set aside his own honor and disgrace. He does it all for the people and for the country. 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 103 As If There Were a Glimmer of Light 仿佛，若有光 Gao Yu, a young curator and painter, accidentally transmigrates to a women's university in 1947. He becomes its youngest male teacher and a clandestine Party member with a special identity. Amid the shifting interplay of light and shadow, he meets Shen Weiying, a beautiful, aloof university student. One love across a lifetime, two meetings: it turns out that love is the light that never fades. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 An Orphan Girl from the Late Qing Ventures into Republican China 清末孤女闯民国 This is a long novel about a woman struggling to survive and take revenge amid the chaos of war, fleeing, standing up to gangsters and warlords, and finding love. Today, she happily sets out to seek refuge with her older sister in another city. The next day, she risks everything to save her sister by storming an execution ground alone. Within two days, she kills the prefect and the county magistrate, along with their daughters, becoming a wanted criminal for murdering officials of the imperial c —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 The Male Guard of Nian Ci An 念慈庵的男护院 [Multiple Female Leads] Enter at Your Own Risk if You Mind [Treasure Hunt] [Jade Maiden Heart Sutra] [Bizarre Curiosities] [Fighting the Japanese] Nian Ci An is a nunnery that accepts only young widows. Wang Erniu's woman, Chun Xing, was sent inside. In a fit of rage, he joined the nunnery's guard force, just so he could stay close to her. Who could have guessed that once you enter the convent, you find yourself in a bottomless sea of trouble! The mayor's concubine asks him to deliver a letter, 1.5kReads8.6Score117Shelves
- 106 Republican Era: The Little Girl of the Swallow Gate 民国：燕子门的小萝莉 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 657Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 The Rouge Calamity of War: Cao Feiyan, the Warlord 烽火胭脂劫：枭帅曹飞燕 She was born and her mother died because of it. At seven, her father sold her into a brothel. On the night she was forced to entertain her first customer at fourteen, Cao Feiyan drove a red-hot candlestick through the madam's throat. She fled into a ravine of the dead. When she was down to her last breath, the bandit chief lifted her chin. “Girl, can you handle a gun?” Five years later, the old chieftain died suddenly, and the three leaders were drenched in blood in the Hall of Brotherhood. No o 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Warlord: I Become Governor and Crown Myself Emperor at the End of the Qian Dynasty 军阀：我在乾末当总督登基称帝 [Warlords, civil war, transmigration, wild imagination, war, political intrigue, hegemony, multiple heroines, fictional late Qing setting] While Zhang Qien was out on a mission, an accident caused him to transmigrate and be reborn in an alternate world: into the family of a wealthy merchant in the eastern province of the Great Qian Empire on the Shenzhou Continent. At this time, the southern governors across the continent were already acting like warlords, carving out their own territories and c 525Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 109 Civilization VI: 1901 文明六：1901 Synopsis [Reborn + History + Republic of China + Struggle for Supremacy + Warlords] Albert Einstein said, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Qin Shihuang, meanwhile, said, “For me, life is a miraculous journey with Civilization VI as my only companion.” Then he returns to that tumultuous new era. The late Qing Revolution has just begun, and the world is suddenly in upheaval. Qin Shihuang finds himsel 15Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 110 Tales of the Republic 民国往事 How did Zhang Zuolin rise from an obscure bandit to a powerful warlord in the Northeast, and what kind of vile conspiracy lay behind the explosion at Huanggutun? What was the life story of Wu Peifu, who rose from a village-school scholar to a leading Zhili general, won fame on the battlefield, and established himself in Luoyang, and why did he end up abandoned by his allies during the Zhili-Fengtian Wars? Just how dashing was Cai E, the great general who defended the republic? Was his story with 135Reads8.6Score111Shelves
- 111 The Great Qian Republic's Warlord: Infinite Funds System 大乾民国军阀之无限资金系统 [Troop-Raising System + World War II Weapon Summoning (Primarily German Weapons) + No Female Lead + Ruthless] In his previous life, Han Xiyuan was a special forces team commander. He died overseas during a rescue mission, and when he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in another world: the Daqian Republican Era. He had become a battalion commander. Han Xiyuan's army was ordered to head to the Magic City and take part in its defense. 11Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 112 Reborn in 1915: The Iron-Blooded Spirit 重生1915之铁血汉魂 Also known as: From Warlord of the Republic of China to Eternal Emperor! I Rule the Myriad Worlds! The early story is set in the Republic of China, and the later story features immortal martial arts. Don't read if that's not your thing! Our protagonist is brought to the Republic of China by a mysterious force. Watch as he makes his way from that era to the Myriad Worlds. Watch as he rises from a warlord to become the Eternal Emperor! Watch as he leads our Huaxia to fight among the stars! It turn 6.7kReads7.3Score189Shelves
- 113 The Cool Fourth Young Lady: Beautiful Days, Yet What Can I Do? 清冷四小姐：良辰美景奈何天 In the Shanghai of the Republic of China, the storm clouds gathered. A family bargain and a fateful marriage contract forcibly bound Song Shujin, the aloof and quiet young lady of the Song family, to Xie Liangchen, a ruthless and cold-blooded warlord. After their marriage, he made one thing clear to Song Shujin: “You don’t need to worry. I, Xie Liangchen, kneel to only one ancestor, and I’ll take only one wife: you.” She was the only one he had ever loved, the only one he would protect. She fel 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China, I Live Off Women and Give Nothing Back 穿到民国硬饭软吃 Qin Que, who arrives in the late Qing and early Republican era, has no grand ambitions. He just wants to survive the chaos with his beautiful wife and beloved companions. But Yuan Shikai appoints him military governor of Shanghai. What can he do? This hot potato is impossible to refuse, and it isn't easy to lie flat in a place every military power is fighting to control. Thankfully, Qin Que doesn't give up. After taking office, he keeps trying to find a way toward the laid-back life he wants. Bu 6.3kReads5.9Score278Shelves
- 115 Anti-Japanese Warlord: A Great Wall Built of Flesh and Blood 抗日军阀：血肉铸就的长城 [No System, One Female Lead] This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel. It's a tribute to the veterans who truly fought with their blood on the battlefields of the War of Resistance Against Japan. I hope to transmigrate through time and, using knowledge from my past life and a more advanced understanding of the future, fight shoulder to shoulder with them, kill more Japanese invaders, and protect more Chinese civilians. Note: The Japanese soldiers in this book are highly capable, not stupid, and know 253Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 116 Daring to Borrow the Bright Moon from the Green Mountains 敢向青山借明月 [Alternate Republican-era setting + marriage first, love later + two formidable leads] A money-loving little blind woman who plays dumb × a cold-faced warlord who is calculating but deeply devoted After her family is destroyed, Lin Jingshu pretends to be blind to survive, playing music on the street with her eyes fixed only on the coins she needs to get by. Shen Yanqing, a cold, calculating warlord with a powerful army at his command, takes in a little blind woman for a monthly allowance of tw 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Sanhe Young Master's 16th Book 三合大少第16本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The Rise of a Warlord in Republican-Era China 民国军阀崛起 Zhao Tian Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and used knowledge far ahead of its time to build up capital overseas. In a turbulent and unpredictable environment, he steadily amassed power, growing from a minor warlord into a major warlord feared by the whole world. 9Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 119 Late Qing: Rebuilding China 晚清之再造华夏 The modern history of China since the late Qing Dynasty is a history of blood and tears for the Chinese people. The protagonist, Wang Dingbian, transmigrates to a time before the First Sino-Japanese War. Watch him make his way forward step by step: joining the bandits, accepting an offer of amnesty, and fighting the Japanese... 593Reads7.1Score171Shelves
- 120 Transmigrating to 1938: A Stablehand's War of Resistance 穿越1938之马夫的抗战 Transmigrate? He’s become a lowly horse groom during the Battle of Xuzhou! No System, no wise old mentor, just a tiny pocket dimension! What a surprise! His phone can connect to the future’s Wi-Fi! What a twist! The cowardly transmigrant is forced to become a heroic horse groom! What a shock! The young groom uses modern military knowledge to pull off a “fire-guided joint strike”! What a thrill! He coordinates a barrage of artillery, killing 30,000 enemies in the Fifth War Zone! What a fortune! T 635Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 121 The Regiment Commander: Robbing Mi Long from the Start! 团长：开局打劫迷龙！ Mielong’s supplies are mine! Yu Xiaoqing’s Sichuan Army Corps is mine too! The British supplies and the Japanese bastards’ lives are all mine! Mine! Mine! It’s all mine! With the [Robbery Is Awesome] System, Lin Yi beats up Western bandits and kicks the Japanese invaders to the curb! 152Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 122 Iron-Blooded Shanxi Warlords, Not an Inch of Land Surrendered 铁血晋系，寸土不让 [War of Resistance] + [Republican Era] + [Industrial Development] + [Arms Industry] + [No System] Not a mindless power fantasy A recent college graduate wakes up in the body of Yan Baichuan in 1933. The War of Resistance? I, Yan Baichuan, am here to lend a hand! You say my Jin-Sui Army is backward? I want German, American, and French weapons, all of them! You say I'm stingy? These weapons are so expensive, we'll copy them ourselves at the Taiyuan Arsenal! You say I can't command? I'll show the J 747Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 The Rear Base: The Sichuan Army Goes to War 大后方，出川抗战 289Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 War of Resistance: Liu Zhennian Starts as the King of Jiaodong 抗战：我刘珍年开局就是胶东王 [The rating has just come in and will rise over time] [Iron-blooded Lu Army] [King of Jiaodong Liu Zhenian] [A decade of planning] [Defending Shandong] [Building up the countryside to resist Japan] [Real-time war illustrations] New book by Yang Yuting, an Lv5 author in the War of Resistance Against Japan category. Quality guaranteed! 2.8kReads7.1Score242Shelves
- 125 Sweet Romance in Republican-Era China: The Hard-to-Woo Fourth Miss Duan 民国甜宠：难哄的段四小姐 [Fictional Republican-era setting + handsome hero and beautiful heroine + devoted one-on-one romance + happy ending + intense romantic tension + the hero’s long road to winning her back] He is a cold-faced warlord with a vast army at his command. Half a year ago, he survived an assassination attempt on a snowy day. One day, on a train, he catches sight of a pair of eyes strikingly similar to those of the female assassin. The woman is breathtakingly beautiful, with a slender waist, and she is 286Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 126 Republican Era: From the Son of a 1911 Revolution Warlord to a Peerless Statesman 民国：从辛亥督军之子到国士无双 [Republican era + war + warlords + industrial development + nation-building] Lei Mingyuan wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated to 1911 and become the son of Lei Zhenchun, a general in the Beiyang New Army. In the turmoil of the late Qing and early Republic, he knows he must control an army to ensure his own safety. Starting by training a new army, he gradually gains control of the troops, then uses his informational advantage to lead his men from a small town and rise into a major 1.1kReads8.0Score101Shelves
- 127 The White Jade Capital in My Heart 心上白玉京 [Alternate-Republic Era + Love of Country and Family + Beloved by All] A dramatic, cunning governor-general x a moody, world-weary crybaby * She is the moon in everyone’s heart; he is the sun that will redeem the rest of her life. * Back then, Shen Polu was the only son of the marshal of the navy and army. Bai Yujing was the daughter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Their arranged marriage was a match made in heaven. Later, Shen Polu came to command four provinces, holding court in Jingbei w —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Empire: I'm Just a Small-Time Warlord 帝国，我就是个小小的军阀头子 In a parallel world, China, 1911. Yang Xuan comes from the modern world to this turbulent Republican era, where he becomes the commander of the garrison regiment in Majia Town and activates a “Military Arms Trade System.” In an age when warlords fight among themselves and treat human lives as worthless, Yang Xuan vows to unite China and put an end to the endless civil war. Thus, the Yang Group, the most powerful warlord faction of its age, is born. 2.6kReads8.2Score107Shelves
- 130 A Designer Transmigrates to the Republican Era: The Wise Don’t Fall in Love 设计师穿越民国：智者不入爱河 [Dual transmigration and rebirth + two strong leads flirting + married first, love later + entrepreneurship in Republican-era China] She opens her eyes to find herself a bride in Republican-era China, bullied and pushed around. Her husband has a beloved woman he can never have, and his whole family is waiting to see her make a fool of herself? Lin Lan smiles coldly and pulls out a pair of silver scissors. “Sorry, I’m a lingerie designer who transmigrated here!” Cheongsams too old-fashioned? She 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Tricking the Young Marshal into Swearing Brotherhood, Then Going South to Whampoa as an Undercover Agent? 忽悠少帅结拜，南下黄埔当卧底？ Lin Qi, a PhD in science, has a skiing accident and transmigrates bodily to the beginning of 1924. From the start, he crashes into a bandits' hideout and, before he can figure out what's going on, finds a young marshal's heavy machine gun pointed at his head. No System, no pocket dimension, and no wise old mentor. All he has is a mind full of science and mathematics a full century ahead of its time, along with exceptionally strong nerves. Faced with certain doom, Lin Qi stays calm. He opens with 242.3kReads9.1Score36.8kShelves
- 132 Snatching Treasures in Republican-Era China: From the Start, I Steal Leng Qingqiu 民国捡漏，开局截胡冷清秋 Antique appraisal and treasure hunting + TV and film fan fiction + multiple heroines + portable space + fighting Japanese invaders. In the turbulent years of the late Qing and early Republic, China is impoverished and weak, surrounded by foreign powers while its people suffer in misery. Antique appraiser Lu Xiuyuan arrives through transmigration with a portable space, makes a name for himself in the antiques trade, and rides boldly into the world of beautiful women. He seizes a hundred tons o 40.7kReads7.3Score3.8kShelves
- 133 1935: Two Systems from the Start 1935开局双系统加我身 The protagonist travels to Shandong during the Republican era, in 1935, and gets married from the start. Congratulations, Host, on the birth of your child. The System rewards you with one million jin of flour. Congratulations, Host, for influencing the entire nation. The Red Alert System has been upgraded, and the barracks now reward you with 100 men every day. 158Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 134 Warlord: Starting in Another World as a Republican-Era Army with German Equipment 军阀：异界民国从奖励德械连开始 Waking up in a pile of corpses, Fang Ji'an discovers that his beer belly is gone and he's more than a decade younger. Among the corpses is a man who looks a lot like he did in his youth. While he's panicking, he awakens the Nation-Building and Conquest System and changes his name to Fang Ji'an. Using the dead young Fang Ji'an's identification papers and appointment letter, he begins his struggle for supremacy in an alternate world's early Republican era. P.S. The novel's title can't be change 961Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 135 The Listening Deer 鹿聆 [Love after marriage + both dreaming of someone else + everyday life raising a child] In the misty Jiangnan rain that year, one breathtaking glimpse made him think he’d found the greatest happiness of his life. Only later did he realize that first meeting had become the deepest longing he would never fulfill. In time, they would both understand. Love was never about possession. It was me freezing a thousand miles of land for you, until one day the spring waters broke free on their own. 282Reads8.6Score103Shelves
- 136 Opium Blossoms Amid the Flames of War: The Young Marshal's Financial Queen 烽烟罂华：少帅的金融女王 “Was it a past life, or the same dream?” The male and female leads transmigrate at the same time and eventually return to their own era. A wonderful tale blending mystery, political intrigue, and romance. [Transmigration + two equally powerful leads + both leads are pure + business warfare in the Republic of China era + past and present lives + substitute romance] Top-tier star Ye Lihua transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes Ye Qingying, the queen of finance. Even more shocking, 30Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 137 Old Tales of Qianzhou: The Young Marshal's Kept Man 黔州旧事，少帅禁脔 In the chaotic Republic of China, warlords fought one another for power. Born a boy and considered an ill omen, he struggled to survive, unwanted by both his adoptive family and his birth parents. When he was fifteen, he found a two-year-old girl, and she became his only glimmer of warmth in those turbulent times. What they thought was a meeting that would save them both ultimately became a shackle and a cage. He nurtured her, helping her grow strong and giving her wings to fly, yet refused to l 254Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 I Rebelled Against the Qing Dynasty with a Library in Tow! 我在大清造反，随着带着图书馆！ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 114Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 139 A Romance in the Northwest 西北恋 In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1937), Japanese invaders trampled China beneath their boots, leaving the land shattered. Tianshui, a strategic city in the northwest, was also overshadowed by both the threat of war and a severe drought. Newlywed peasant girl Qiuping tearfully bids farewell to her husband Mang'er, whose full name is Chen Tiemang, as he is drafted into the army. On a hill above the dry Wei River and parched land stretching for miles, her “brown tears” become the 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Transmigrated Shopkeeper of Republican-Era China 民国穿越女掌柜 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 120Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 I’m a Courier in Beiyang 我在北洋当骑手 Chen Mo, a delivery rider, races into the path of a car on a stormy night over a five-yuan-and-two-fen “on-time guarantee” order. When he opens his eyes again, it’s 1903, and he’s become “Zhang the Lumpy,” the most hated man in a bandit den in western Liaoning: the young Zhang Zuolin. Facing a chaotic world, a brutal leader, and fellow bandits who only know how to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, Chen Mo clutches the twenty-three copper coins he has left and falls into deep thought. Eve 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 142 The Fox of the Far East 远东之狐 In 1884, amid the upheavals of the Sino-French War, Han Zikun is born in the Han family’s courtyard in Shanxia County, Jinghai Prefecture. A transmigrator, he brings modern marketing skills, mechanical engineering knowledge, and fluency in several languages, but has no System or golden finger. He can rely only on his ingenuity and determination to face the chaos of the late Qing. The family has had only one son for three generations. His grandfather, Han Shoushu, puts aside his scholar’s gown to 2Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 143 The Late Qing in Turmoil: I Conquered the World with an Escape Pod 清末乱世，我靠逃生舱称霸 [The best title turned out to be The Red Dragon's Rampage of 1900, so now I have two titles. They're both mine. It's fine if you let the chapters build up, but remember to come back and read them! ♪٩(´ω`)و♪] A group of aliens accidentally swept Yuan Cheng into a temporal rift while completing their survey of Blue Star. They managed to rescue him in a frantic scramble, but then stuffed him straight into an escape pod and sent him back to Blue Star. It was only after he landed that Yuan Cheng disc 37Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 144 White Tea, Floating Life 白茶浮生 Adapted from real accounts of the War of Resistance in Fujian, this novel commemorates the eightieth anniversary of China's victory in the war and honors the indomitable spirit of the people of Fujian. The Min River wept, 1938. The Riverside Teahouse was the last lone boat in the storm. Lin Suxin, the proprietress, nailed three silver hairpins to a wooden plaque to summon the spirits. Each name was a soul that had yet to return. The bookkeeper, Chen Mosheng, used his twisted, curled hand to writ 11Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 145 Republican-Era Miracle Doctor: Ruling Shanghai 民国神医：雄霸上海滩 Republican Era + Divine Doctor + System + Reborn + Shanghai Ye Changqing, a Chinese medicine student suffering from a terminal illness, is reborn in early Republican-era Shanghai in the body of an apprentice at a clinic, a young man who shares his name. Western medicine has only just arrived, and is still no match for Chinese medicine. Armed with his golden finger, Ye Changqing vigorously promotes and develops Chinese medicine, establishes businesses, and fights the dumping of foreign goods. Wat 104Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 146 After I Transmigrated as the Northern Marshal, the Northern Army Went on a Rampage! 穿越北帅后，北军杀疯了！ A special forces soldier transmigrates into the Northern Marshal of a parallel world, commanding 300,000 troops from the start. The divided northern frontier, the warlords of the Southern Command eyeing him hungrily, and the ever-encroaching Bear and Chicken make this a hellish campaign. P.S. Someone once read my novel and won second prize in a lottery: 500,000. Another person commented below my novel, and his long-lost maternal uncle, the city's richest man, found him. He said his son had just 9.2kReads6.5Score374Shelves
- 147 Warlords at War: I Build an Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 军阀混战，我打造日不落帝国 [Warlord conflicts + conquest + large-scale battles + foreign invasion + arms dealing + factional power struggles] The empire is on its last legs. Foreign enemies invade, warlords rise, and an age of darkness begins! Special forces champion Jiang Haotian transmigrates to the Qingzhou Empire and becomes a regimental commander. He obtains the Myriad Realms Marketplace System, where money can buy anything. Soldier: “Commander, the 103rd Regiment stole our pay...” Jiang Haotian: “Muster the troops a 518Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 148 Red Alert: Transmigrating to the Year 1900 红警：穿越1900年 An ordinary young man from the twenty-first century transmigrates to the Qing dynasty in 1900 and uses a System to build his power step by step... The Jews: Zhang Yang is the savior of our people. I want to go to the Elysian Fields, the utopia we've devoted our lives to building. The people of Sakura: Zhang Yang is a demon from hell. I don't want to go to the Elysian Fields; it's a land of torment. Russia: Zhang Yang is a stumbling block in the way of our Far Eastern plan. Britain and America: Z 8.3kReads7.6Score392Shelves
- 149 A Blackstone Immortal Estate in the Republic-Era Famine 民国荒年随身黑石仙府 In 1938, the Huayuankou flood, compounded by famine and the ravages of war, utterly shattered Sanzhu's life. After losing his home and family, he fled with his older brother, escaping war, famine, and the Japanese army's iron heel, each step bringing them to the brink of death. But fate had other plans. Just as he forced open the gates of the Xuan Yang Immortal Estate in his desperate hour, his brother, left behind in a straw hut, did not live to see him return. This inheritance ground, home to 3.7kReads5.8Score416Shelves
- 150 Rose of the Battlefield: Yiping Enlists to Serve Her Country 战地玫瑰，依萍投军报国 [Military academy + devoted to one another + restrained romantic tension + Sparrow + Romance in the Rain + The Disguiser] Lu Yiping was once a piano prodigy at a music conservatory. Her hands were meant to dance across the black and white keys. But with the country in ruins, she resolutely cut off her long hair, donned a rough military uniform, and entered Whampoa Military Academy. “An indulged young lady can’t take hardship. I bet she’ll be crying to drop out within three days!” Facing the whol 1kReads—Score116Shelves
