Fate Chooses You (佳偶天成) by Shi Si Lang (十四郎): Preface

Synopsis: Xin Mei, who had long been criticized as a woman cursed to bring death to her husband, always hoped to find a husband who was both handsome and useful before her sixteenth birthday. By a twist of fate, she accidentally broke the formation protecting the imperial mausoleum and was placed under house arrest by Lu Qianqiao, the cavalry general guarding the tomb.

As Xin Mei matched wits with Lu Qianqiao, she suddenly realized: after searching far and wide, when she finally turned around, who else could that man be but Lu Qianqiao? Thus, the bold and fierce Xin Mei used every trick she had to pursue him.

However, Lu Qianqiao was actually a descendant of the War Ghost clan and was about to face the calamity of transformation, with life and death uncertain. Unwilling to let Xin Mei suffer heartbreak in the future, he suppressed his deep love for her and deliberately distanced himself.

Yet during Lu Qianqiao’s transformation trial, something unexpected occurred. He did not die, but neither did he fully overcome the ordeal. Now, she had become the sweetest poison to him. If he killed her, he would sever all attachments, achieve the perfect War Ghost form, and protect the safety of his people forever.

But without her in this world, everything would become a barren wasteland. From the highest heavens to the deepest underworld, there would be nowhere left for him to go.

Is love a bond that chains the heart — something to be cut away with a sword, sealing emotions in blood to create an undying legend? Or is it a destined union, stumbling together into a love written across three lifetimes?