DISCLAIMER: I do not claim ownership over this story. I only MTLed it with AI and polished it. For offline reading purposes only.
Original novel: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=2778961
Synopsis:
Alternate Title: Defying the Snow-Covered Sky
Genre: Serious drama, military fantasy, with a tsundere female general (cold outside, warm inside, pretending to be a powerful ruler but actually shy) paired against a passionate, seductive, intelligent, and theatrical female physician. The story is complete and ready for binge-reading!
Blurb 1:
The orphan of a general's family disguises herself as a man and joins the army to avenge her family, only to have her secret discovered by a charming female physician.
What she thought would be a disaster turned into a series of shameless flirtations and seductive encounters.
Lin "Constantly on Edge" Aoxue: "I won't marry until I've avenged my family!"
Yun "Professional Flirt" Yan: "Really? No marriage?"
Lin "Quick to Surrender" Aoxue: "...Fine, I'll marry you."
Blurb 2:
She was the descendant of a prestigious military family, but a fire destroyed her face and reduced her once-pure heart to ashes.
Living as a beggar for three years, she apprenticed under a renowned master, honed her martial skills, and returned a decade later, fueled by vengeance.
Disguised as a man, she joined the army, manipulating the Beichen Empire into the palm of her hand. With unmatched strategy and might, she commanded armies, making nations bow before her.
She was domineering and unyielding, controlling everything within her reach.
Yet, matters of the heart proved to be her greatest challenge.
"When the snow reflects the sky, I shall reign supreme over the world!"
Yun Yan: "You know who I am."
Lin Aoxue: "I only know that you're mine."
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.