Forbidden City It was that time of day when he visited his royal father, and this evening, Mo Yuan excerpted his Emperor father’s favorite, Zhuangzi’s The Butterfly Dream. The Crown Prince’s manner of linguistic eloquence and verbal expression was refined, smooth, and soothing for a young man his age. Much like a still calm pond…
Nine Heavens White-haired diety, Dong Hua, the Emperor Lord, one of the oldest five Great Kings of Heaven, had never coveted attention, reverence, or praise. His had been a long life, even for an immortal. His long silky hair had once been shiny raven black but now was the color of snow reflective of his…
Nine Heavens Heavy was the musky fragrance of the strong incense that always burned in her front salon. It was deep, dense, and thick that one could taste patchouli and sandalwood’s notes if they breathed through their mouths. “You must gain your father’s favor!” She screeched, and her voice hurt his ears. Sheer fear kept…
Joseon Shao Qing Yuan~ If the Bai family motto is ‘Battle Born and Born to Defend.’ The Shao family motto would be, ‘What a bunch of pretentious phonies! Those Bai bastards aren’t anything special or flawless as they seem. If we dig deep enough, we’ll find some dirt on them. Pure white as their name, my ass! I…
Joseon His first impression surprised him. She wasn’t what he expected to see. Bai Qian had been a mystery to all, never seen been by anyone other than her immediate family. The stories and rumors were rampant fueled by her father’s false representation of her, making Ye Hua wonder why Lord Bai had painted such…
Shao Wan Imperial Consort Wan understood the reasons many called her the most stunning woman in the entire Dynasty. Full of vanity, she beamed to herself, studying her beautiful reflection and delicate features in the mirror while her eight assistants busily dressed and prepared her for the day. Roughly slapping a hand away from her…
Bai Qian Bai Qian lived without standing on ceremony and rigid customs even though she was Ming’s future Empress. Growing up in a Buddhist monastery had been a peaceful and carefree existence. She was born there and spent her entire life, well fifteen years, within this temple, located a mere two hours walk from Hanyang,…
Some declared the Gods created them in their Celestial likeness. Pure excellence radiated from them more than any of the other royal offspring. Ming’s legitimate identical imperial twins bore the regal poise from generations of royal blue blood breeding. And along with their Empress mother’s unequaled graceful beauty, the young men were devastatingly handsome. From…
Mo Yuan They say we come into the world alone and depart in the same lonely way. Whoever thought this concept to be true never had an identical twin. I must be truly blessed because I’ve never been alone, even inside our mother’s uterus, my brother has been by my side. Just less than two…
Bai Qian Have you ever felt completely alone? Like a stranger in your own body and living a life that wasn’t yours to live? Wearing foreign skin that didn’t belong to you? Never fitting in or feeling understood? Not knowing who you are? Even the reflection staring back at you in the mirror seemed deceitful…
An unintentional shivering tremble ran through his body at the mere mention of her baked goods. The frightening and disturbing thought of more, of Lifen’s moon-cakes in his life was somewhat horrific. Mo Yuan rose to leave when without a moment’s hesitation or pause, her firm grasp stopped him from moving any further. Not such…
The assembly in Nine Heavens was remarkably similar to listening to Bai Zhi and Zhe Yan’s squabbles, about their love competition but without the humor and wine. It was the same collection of the same immortals debating, arguing and discussing the very same topics eternally. However, for Mo Yuan, it felt more like how he…
There was always an undeniable torrid sexual chemistry between himself and Xiao Wu but quite suddenly, Ye Hua’s lust and desire for her increased immensely. All he could think about was tearing off her clothes and doing wickedly sinful things to her alluring body. So much so that Ye Hua secretly wondered if he was…
As Mo Yuan revealed, Bai Qian quietly went on highly secretive mortal trial. Ye Hua heard from Uncle Lian Song that she’d specially designed it and the details were extremely guarded. Apparently, nobody knew anything, not even Star Lord Si Ming but thankfully Ye Hua was aware of her orders, thanks to his older brother…
On the day she met High God Mo Yuan, Bai Qian purposely wore thick coke-bottle lens glasses. She dressed in black that intentionally emphasized her large round pregnant stomach. She’d prepared herself up with extra makeup so she appeared quite clownish. Heavily pink rouged cheeks and lips that matched. Baby blue shimmery eyeshadow and a…