Theeunuchsallgrittedtheirteethinhatred,becausethisman'sfirstdecreewastorequireallgovernmentofficialstowearuniformleathershoes,whichweremonopolizedbyhisworkshop.LinShufuisamodelofatraitorousministerwhoharmsthecountryandthepeoplethroughouttheages.Whoevercankillthisscoundrel,Iwillgranthimatitleasanadoptedprince!—Acertainlittleboywhohadbeenspankedroared.

Inaturbulentera,arefugeeboywassoldintotheminesfortensteamedbuns.However,bychance,heobtainedthe'ScriptureofWitheredWater'andembarkedonthepathofcultivation.FromrefiningQitobuildingfoundations,forminggoldencores,andbecominganinfantsoul...Thejourneyofcultivatingimmortalityisfraughtwiththorns,forgingartifacts,condensingpills,cultivatingtechniquesandrefiningspirits,crossingthetribulationagainsttheheavens.Whenonedayhestoodatthepinnacleofthisworld,hewasastonishedtodiscover...

FuJichenlearnedthatthewomanwhohadbeenactingarrogantlyoverhimforseveralmonthswhilelivingtogetherwasactuallyYuJia'syoungestdaughter,hisbusinessrival.Hedecidedtotakemattersintohisownhandsandpersonallyplannedadinnerpartythatwouldexposeher.YuQingneverexpectedthis.FuJichenwitnessedthewholesceneofherdownfallfirsthand,alargelandslideofhercarefullycraftedimage.Thatnight,shepackedherbelongingsandmovedoutofhisapartment.FuJichenstaredatherforalongtime:'Apologizetome,andI'llforgiveyou.'YuQingsmiled,'Shouldn'titbetheotherwayaround?Look,youmademylittledisguisefallapart.'FuJichen:'...'Watchingherplaycoygames,hedroveherbacktotheYufamilyhimself.Sixmonthslater,FuJichenandYuQinggottheirmarriagelicense.Afterwards,rumorsspreadthroughouttheircirclethatFuJichenwasforcedintoamarriagebecauseofpregnancy...

Aforcedmarriage,shebecamehiswife.Forthreeyears,theirrelationshipwaslikeasham.Finally,sheusedfakingherdeathtoescapewithherchild.Fouryearslater,whentheymetagain,heheldthebabyinonehandandpulledherintohisarms,stubbornlybeggingforremarriage.

Goingdownthemountain,ZuoZuo!

MissXuMeiy,thedaughterofaprominentfamilyinHaiCity,waswell-knownforherunsuccessfulpursuitofLuZhiyan,theheirtoanotherinfluentialfamily.Aftersixyearsofunrequitedlove,shefinallygotherwishbutonthedayoftheirweddingceremony,shereceivedaphotoofLuZhiyankissinganotherwoman.Feelingbetrayedandhumiliatedbyhisdisregardforheryearsofdevotion,XuMeiystormedoutoftheCivilAffairsBureau.There,sheencounteredheroldrival,LuZhiyan,whohadalwaysbeenthethorninhisperfectlife.Inamomentofimpulsiveness,shemarriedhimonthespot.Later,backstageafteraperformance,LuZhiyan,desperateforXuMeiytolookathim,evenkneltdownandbeggedforherforgiveness.XuMeiymerelyglancedathimwithaflickerinhereyes,thensawafigurebehindthecurtain.ShepickedupaglassofwateronthetableandpoureditoverLuZhiyan'shead.Shesaidcoldly,'LuZhiyan,youaredisgusting.'Thatnight,themanshehadimpulsivelymarriedalsoheldherclose,kissingherrepeatedly.Hisvoicewasfilledwithchildishvulnerabilityashemurmuredineachembrace,'Youaremine.'Intheend,ayoungwoman'sunyieldingloveconqueredtime.Shegambledeverythingtowinthedevotionofonepersonforlife.Therebelliousyoungmanfinallyhadhislittlestrawberry.

Aftergoingdownthemountain,sevenolderbrothersdotedonme.

LegendhasitthattheNineWiseKingswererenownedfortheirmartialartsprowess,legendaryfortheirbeautycomparabletoPanAn,andcelebratedfortheiroverflowingtalent.Butitwasalllegend!Adevastatingfirerobbedhimofhisbreathtakingbeauty,leavinghimcrippled,eventhetalentedwomanhehadbetrothedwassecretlyreplaced.YeLiuliwasthatunfortunatesubstitutebride.Afterfinallygraduatingfrommedicalschoolandenjoyingherinternship,whoknewthatsavingasuicidalpatientwouldleadhertofalloffabuildingandbetransportedintoapowerfulfamilyasapawn,onlytobeforcedtomarrythedisabledprinceinplaceofhereldersister.Ontheirweddingnight,whileothersreveledintheirbridalchamberbliss,shewasfilledwithfearandtrembling...

It'scommonknowledge.HaiCity'sLuShao,isknownforhisviolenttemperandthirstforrevenge.Oneday,hegotintoacaraccidentandhadhislegbroken.TheperpetratorcametotheLufamilytoatone,surprisingly,itwasadelicatewoman.Theentirecityplacedbetsonwhenthewomanwouldbetorturedtodeath.Untiloneday...someonewitnessedhimcorneringher,eyesblazingred:ps:Thefemaleleadisnottherealperpetrator,she'stakingthefall.