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Jin Qiu-once a modern mafia leader, now the Emperor's beloved Empress-has carved out a quiet life away from the throne he never asked for. Plagued by exhaustion, strange cravings, and an unease he cannot name, he tries to ignore the warning signs coiling beneath his skin. But when a mysterious book appears on his bedside table, bearing the title of the very novel he reincarnated into, his fragile peace shatters.
The book's pages eerily mirror his life, documenting events as they happen, until the story abruptly ends... right before a war that has yet to begin. Before Jin Qiu can seek answers from Ren Zhengsheng, the imperial palace is torn apart by an explosion-not of spiritual force, but a modern bomb. Injured and shaken, Jin Qiu realizes someone has smuggled forbidden technology into this world.
With the palace in ruins, whispers of conspiracy rising, and the past Jin Qiu thought he escaped now twisting into his present, alliances blur and danger sharpens. Forced to confront secrets both mystical and mechanical, Jin Qiu must choose between protecting the empire that loves him... and uncovering the truth that may destroy it.
And the book-still unfinished-waits for its next chapter to be written. By Jin Qiu's hand... or by fate.