The Kingdom of Commoners

It was only when An Yi's enemies reached the gates of the royal capital that he understood just how terrifying and dark the palace could be.

It had turned his once innocent, kind-hearted younger sister into the "Demon Empress," whose power reached across the court.

If they had never met that imposing young man on horseback all those years ago, could the siblings still be enjoying a peaceful life beneath the shade of an old tree in the countryside?

Or would Xiao Yan'er's cavalry have already reduced them to dust?

Perhaps the great fire in the imperial mausoleum set a soul free from its long confinement. Beneath the brilliant night sky, that pure white soul swayed alone, whispering with cherry-red lips, "Better to be a dog in times of peace than a person in a time of chaos."