Chapter 10 – Chengyi

The carriage rattled slowly on the yellow sandy road. After traveling for hours, Jiang Liu is already tired and sleepy. But as it was too bumpy, she was not able to sleep a wink, so was really exhausted. “Princess, who are you meeting up with?” She complained a little bit to Mei Li who was

Chapter 4 – Damned Reunion

With my back against the wall, I tried my best to adjust my breathing. My body was already hanging in color, the wound was not that deep, but it was bleeding. Sweat trickled down along my chin and fell on the floor. My strength is already on the verge of my limit. The bodies were

Chapter 9 – Letting go

The sky is blue, the birds are chirping happily in the thin morning rays making the spring morning a little more fresh and warm. After freshening up, Jingxuan walked out of his tent. Last night, the Emperor ordered him to temporarily return to the capital to deal with some pressing matters. He wanted to leave

Chapter 8 – The Night

Fire. The ceaseless fire painfully scorched her body and made it difficult for her to breathe. She was awakened in her sleep and as soon as she opened her eyes there was nowhere without fire. Even the corner of her quilt has already ignited with flame, the churning air made distorted visions. Help! Help me!

Chapter 7 – Old Habits

Dinner was held in a huge tent with a long low table where the desks where connected. Everyone sat cross-legged on the leather mattresses to eat. Two rows of desks are adjacent to each other. One for men and one for women. Young people who were occupying the back-to-back row seem to especially like this

Chapter 6 – Arrow Wound

Under the blue sky, the colorful wild flowers dazzled in Mei Li’s eyes. She sat down and gently stroked the delicate petals of the small blue flower with her lithe fingertips. If she was the old Mei Lie, she would have plucked them without hesitation. Now, she just could not bear it. Just then, several

Chapter 5 – The Skies

Chapter 5 – The Skies Mei Li walked slowly, the meadows still as lush as before. She passed a few dwarf tees and climbed over the hills, the creak further down is still there and has not dried up. She stopped and looked clear river flowing, soothed. She could not tell her feelings for a

Chapter 3 – Attack in the night

The night is quiet, not even one sound. Although I always wake up in silence, years of experience tell told me that this kind of silence was too abnormal. I quietly stood up and took the sharp blade that has been with me for so many years— Liuguang[1]. At this time, it is better to

Chapter 4 – Yonghe

Under the spacious camping canopies were people sitting in clusters like flowers. Mei Li lowered her head and followed the eunuch. But even if she would not loo, she can feel the weight of people’s stares. Is she not having any difficulties? Is she not nervous? It was all just a pretense. Everything she had

Chapter 2 – Going Home

Walking in the aisle in between the palace walls, Mei Li trod carefully, fearing that if she relaxed, she would lose control of herself and start running. For two years, she hasn’t stepped out of the dilapidated courtyard of the Anning Hall. At the small doorway at the Xihua Gate, she actually saw Zi Yu—