The Scheming Empress

In her previous life, she was a brilliant empress and strategist who gave everything for the man she loved, only to end up with her entire family wiped out, her child turned against her, and her beloved dying by her own hand. It was all a lie! She was furious, enraged, full of hate and resentment! Reborn, she swore to defy fate and change her destiny, protect her loved ones and family, and personally kill the enemies who had ruined her previous life! In this life, she would become the young general of the Lian household, a peerless martial artist who astonished the Great Shang, and a goddess of vengeance who dealt death! Ancient tomb inheritances, power struggles, murder and treasure hunting. Across the Nine Provinces and the four seas, beneath the great path of destiny, watch her defy heaven and rewrite her fate! Lian Lingyu's path against fate: Traditional cultivation? Too slow. Building strength over time? Too slow. A genius like her would leap five levels at once, challenge those above her, risk her life tempering her body, create her own martial arts, and fight her way through a sea of blood! If she could return to life, then anything was possible! Demonic beasts are impressive? I have the emperor of their kind, and we're the best of friends. They roar and threaten? I'll beat them bloody and take them all in. They turn the world upside down? I'll break the heavens and trample them down one by one! [※※※, Golden Finger Chapter, ※※※] “Ha!” Lian Lingyu gave a sharp shout. Five strands of light drew the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into a frenzied torrent that poured into her body. The armor on her head burst apart, and her long black hair tangled in the howling wind as strands of five-colored light flickered through it. A ball of fiery red fluff shot out from her collar. A fuzzy little head poked out of it. Seeing the commotion around them, the little fox hurried to protect her! Its misty eyes gleamed with alert intelligence. “Break through!” Lian Lingyu leaped into the air. As the five-colored strands surged into her, her cultivation rose at a dizzying pace! Seventh-grade Great Martial Master, eighth-grade Great Martial Master, ninth grade… She broke through to the third level of Body Tempering, then advanced to the first level of the Spirit Realm: the Martial Spirit Realm! And she wasn't done yet. First-grade Martial Spirit, second-grade Martial Spirit! Five levels in one leap! Lian Lingyu suddenly understood. So that's what… (What did cultivation prodigy Lingyu realize? What incredible golden finger power did she gain? Stay tuned!) [※※※, Revenge Chapter, ※※※] Lian Lingyu's clear, jade-green eyes curved in a graceful smile as she looked at Sima Yu without a trace of worldly concern. “If Young Master Sima likes it, then Thirteen will gladly let you have it.” At their first meeting since she was reborn, she was as calm as still water. Beneath her fine men's robes, though, her hands were clenched tight, her neatly trimmed nails digging into her flesh. Sima Yu, in this life I'll make sure your family is ruined, you fail to find a wife, your concubines leave you impotent, and you end up childless and sick. You'll work like an ox and a horse for my Lian household, emptying the chamber pots and scrubbing the toilets! This is what you owe me, Sima Yu. What you owe me, Lian Lingyu, and my Lian family! In this life, I've crawled out of the depths of hell to collect my debt. Everything you did to me, I'll repay a thousandfold, ten thousandfold! [※※※, Murder and Treasure Hunting Chapter, ※※※] “Lingyu, he's wearing a Star Robe from beyond the borders. They say it can withstand a Martial Saint's strike! What a treasure,” a certain man said with a sleazy grin. “Kill him. I want that Star Robe,” the woman replied without mercy. “Ahem… He's a higher rank than you…” “Oh.” The woman paused. “Keep an eye on him. I'll go find a tiger.” “Huh?” The man didn't understand. “Get ready to snatch the prize from the tiger's jaws!” the woman ordered, then leaped away. The man understood and wiped a cold sweat from his brow. Then he growled, “Fine! It's only… only a Martial Emperor… and I'm just a Martial Ancestor…” “Roar… Why did you bring my brother here? We're doomed…” The man saw the so-called “tiger” the woman had lured over and nearly collapsed on the spot… [※※※, Appendix, ※※※] 1. I haven't even organized all the other chapters yet, and they're absolutely fantastic! Follow, bookmark, send flowers, blow kisses, and pounce… 2. This story is entirely fictional. Do not imitate it! Injuries are not our responsibility! 3. The male and female leads are both strong, and this is an inspiring story about their growth. There is some angst, but the focus is on passionate power-ups. The story believes in one partner for life. If that's not your thing, please quietly move along.