THE ROAD TO REVENGE IS A MADMAN'S PARADISE. Betrayal, Love and Revenge are three qualities that sum up Yuan Liqiu and Xiang Ziwei's lives in a nutshell. The Luxurious Life of Yuan Liqiu, the only daughter of a silk merchant changes after her father and brothers are wrongfully accused of treason and executed. She is sold as a slave to Banxi Pavilion and is trained to become a Dancer. Filled with the unyielding thirst for revenge, Yuan Liqiu makes a deal with Nie Shaoqing the son of the men responsible for her father's death and the leader of the blood Lotus society. Xiang Ziwei the Emperor of Western Liang lost everything in one day. After he was betrayed and killed by his wife and younger brother. He develops a deep-rooted grudge that is imprinted in his soul which prevents him from getting reborn. He wanders the world for years as a vengeful spirit, stuck in the land of the living but with the bonds binding him to the other side holding firm. Nearly two decades after his death, he is summoned by the sickly Concubine-born son of the Nie Family, Nie Shaoqing. Who at his death's bed offers his body to Xiang Ziwei as the Price for his revenge. Xiang Ziwei takes over the body of Nie Shaoqing, the son of the Duke Shenxiu The thirst for revenge brings Yuan Liqiu and Nie Shaoqing together. After overcoming many adversities, Nie Shaoqing and Yuan Liqiu gradually fall in love. Will they succumb to their feelings or give in solely to the madness of revenge.
The Imperial Palace of Northern Wei, the Eastern Palace.
Zhongshan Longwei massaged the space between his eyes gently as he flipped the page over. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he stiffened a yawn.
It was getting hotter by the minute, he leaned back on the seat, gently resting his head on the back of the seat as his vision blurred.
At this point, there was no way he could continue reading this book. The spirit was willing but the body was not.
He shut his eyes and took a deep breath, gradually controlling his breathing until it was slower. The dull headache at the back of his head began to let down.
His attendant's arrival made him open his eyes. He blinked and sat forward, "has she settled in?"
"Yes, your royal Highness".
Zhongshan Longwei looked down at the open book and sighed, "good," he shut the book and set the book aside.