A lotus flower made of Buddha bone sits between my brows, granting people good fortune and protecting them from disaster. In my previous life, I saved the God of War Crown Prince, Duan Linchuan, with my heart’s blood. But when I went into labor, he carved the lotus from my brow. I watched my twins die, then bled to death myself, all because he thought I had caused the death of his childhood sweetheart. After being reborn, I destroyed the lotus with my own hands and refused the imperial marriage decree. Duan Linchuan was reborn too, but remained obsessed with Wei Yao and even forced me to wager my life against hers. I saved the poisoned second prince, Duan Yizhou, and exposed the truth: Wei Yao had falsely claimed the phoenix destiny and harmed the real A Yao. Duan Linchuan finally suffered the consequences of his own actions, and Wei Yao was executed by a thousand cuts. I left the past behind and set out toward a new life with Duan Yizhou, the one who had always believed me.
