The Heavenly Phoenix Emerges from Seclusion

Sixteen-year-old Princess Wei Xiaofeng of Changhua punches her way out of the palace. On her journey south to Jiangnan, she latches onto Yan Qiyun, a constable on his way to take up a post in Suzhou. She then settles in Suzhou under a false identity and encounters a series of bizarre, inhuman events.

Although the female lead is still the main character, this story has a female-led romance and a gender-bender pairing. If that's not your thing, this may not be for you. It also features mysterious, unknown elements reminiscent of Lovecraft, and some parts may get genuinely frightening. However, this is not a traditional Lovecraftian novel.

The leads were originally modeled on the supporting characters in the old TV drama The Bodyguard: The Heavenly Maidens. That's why the first chapter includes a scene paying homage to it. After that, the story has nothing whatsoever to do with the old drama. The female lead is an alien. If you want spoilers about her origins, you can look up my column of the same name on Yunqi and read Some Short Stories.

This story shares its setting with my previous novel, The Retired Jianghu Handyman.

For other details, see the author's note in the prologue. Please don't read pirated copies, since they leave out the author's notes.

Lastly, updates will depend on how things go. Please comment rather than waiting until the story has built up a backlog. Let me know someone is reading, and I'll update more regularly. [Heart]