27 Chapter 73: You’re Welcome, Little Rascal.

Cui Wangshu observed the stars one night and discovered that the deposed empress of the central palace, Jiang Chenbi, bore the fate of an emperor. To probe further, she sneaked into the Cold Palace, only to be badly startled by the sight of Jiang Chenbi gnawing on raw snake meat. After several clashes, they uncovered the truth of the previous dynasty's downfall and Cui Wangshu's own origins.

In the face of the treacherous court, the two became embroiled in the storm, whether by choice or coercion. After experiencing the Qianshang Imperial Mausoleum, Liu Baizi Bend, and the upheaval of the Mid-Autumn sacrifice, they developed a measure of tacit understanding and trust.

Whether these two, each nursing their own ulterior motives, could truly trust one another and cooperate—no one could say for sure. The bizarre events they faced along the way tested their courage and step by step shattered their worldviews. The power struggles between court and temple, the strange dynamic between the pair, the real world and... all were thorns piercing their hearts.

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At age seven, Jiang Chenbi witnessed the fall of the Dayong Dynasty. Her father emperor and mother empress both died by their enemies' blades. To survive, she wandered the jianghu until she finally reunited with her twin sister. Her thirst for revenge blazed fiercer than ever, and a vast chess game took shape in her mind...

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Cui Wangshu had known since childhood that she was not the Cui Family's true daughter. But she needed power. The Cui Family used her, and she used them right back. She aimed to claim the position above all others—to become the most powerful woman under heaven. Yet as the mantis hunts the cicada, oblivious to the oriole lurking behind... who would turn out to be that oriole?

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The vile Love Gu bound the sisters inextricably together. The clueless sank into its spell, while the knowing manipulated the board. But when the game shifted one day, so too did the balance of hunter and hunted... Would it be the knowing who pulled the strings, or the clueless who surrendered willingly?

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• Tags: Private settings galore / Double-clean (Both characters have only been with each other) / Sex before love / Love Gu

• Warning: One of the female leads is not a righteous hero / Disregards life / Unscrupulous in achieving her goals.

• Disclaimer: The main characters' personalities and values do not represent the author's. Everyone, please revere life!

Reading Guide:

In the early stages, they are on opposite sides (confrontational). Don't expect the two of them to be very gentle at the beginning.

There is no blood relationship between the two!