The Masked Husband

In a boundless desert, a man wearing a silver mask rescues her.

Looking into his cold eyes and at his thin lips, she feels herself trembling all over, yet she cannot escape.

As they travel together, she discovers that he is a king bent on revenge.

She follows him all the way, and in the end becomes his consort, his one and only.

No woman dares approach him, and he himself dislikes having any woman near.

The night is heavy with tension.

She slowly reaches out to remove the mask from his face, but he catches her. His icy words will stay with her forever:

“Don’t touch it. You’ll regret it.”

He is her husband, yet she has never known what he looks like.

He is cold, detached, and cruel, yet still possesses a compassionate heart.

What kind of person is he, really? Why is he so changeable?

Until one day, she can no longer contain her ever-growing curiosity. But the instant the mask comes off, she flees in panic…

From then on, the love that should have been becomes hatred, and the affection that should have been becomes sorrow.

One has seen through the vanity of the world and is prepared to serve the Buddha for the rest of her life.

One pursues her desperately, determined to stay by her side for all eternity.

The Evil Buddha murmurs with laughter in the sky, while the Buddha furrows his brow in the Western Paradise.

Is this a struggle between good and evil, or a tangle of love and hate?

A phoenix’s rebirth in flames means being reborn through fire. Does it sacrifice itself to gain eternal beauty, or, as legend says, for the sake of all under heaven?

Once you have seen the ocean, no other water will do; once you have seen the clouds of Mount Wu, no other clouds compare.

I stroll among the flowers without a backward glance, partly because I follow the Way, and partly because of you.

Was it the goddess’s indifference, or King Xiang’s mistaken dream?

Through reincarnation, they remain entangled with each other, life after life.

She loves him humbly and struggles to hide, while he loves her domineeringly and searches for her in anguish.

But why is all of this happening?

A note from the author:

Xue Mo’s two new novels have moved to new addresses:

“Slay the King, Destroy the Beauty”: http://read.xxsy.net/info/161084.html

“The Lowly Empress” http://read.xxsy.net/info/161094.html

Recommended older works:

“Seven-Year Mistress” http://read.xxsy.net/info/103400.html

“Betraying Beauty” http://read.xxsy.net/info/130746.html

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I want to write a love story tinged with the scent of blood. I hope it will move readers who enjoyed “A Thousand Years of Cultivation” even more.

But it absolutely won’t be as bloody as “A Thousand Years of Cultivation,” hehe.

This is a one-on-one romance. Readers who like harems or stories where men rule over women, please move along. Of course, you’re welcome to leave a comment if you’d like.

Xue doesn’t like harems. Xue believes in one-on-one love.

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