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 Adela stared outside the windows of her luxurious Carriage, guarded by a retinue of knights belonging to her father. Her golden blonde hair which was tied into twintails, glistened under the sunlight which shone upon her face; enhancing the natural beauty of her dazzling sapphire eyes. Despite being twelve years old, she was nicely filling out the long baby blue dress which she wore. Her perfect hourglass figure would only improve further with age. A drop of sweat began to pour down from her milky white shoulders as she fanned herself off with her exquisite hand fan.
 She had traversed a large distance to enter this lowly Barony. Adela von Graz was the third daughter of Count Otto von Graz who was the Count of Steiermark. Against her wishes, she had been betrothed to her sickly elder cousin, which during the last time they met he appeared to be on his last limb. Somehow Berengar had managed to limp onwards in life until his 20th year.
 She had no idea how such a frail, and unhealthy youth had endured life this long. However, because of this, she was furious with her father who had used her as a way to get a stake in Kufstein's rich iron mines. As a girl, she was nothing more than a tool for her family to secure alliances, and she was not content with this lot in life.
 Nevertheless, she had to obey her family's wishes, and as such demanded to meet the man she would eventually be married to. However, to her dismay, her requests to meet with him kept being delayed. For an entire month, she had to endure this behavior until the point where she left her home and traveled across the entire Duchy of Austria to meet with him. From her perspective, the behavior of Berengar and his family was unsightly. Clearly, something was wrong with his health, otherwise, why would his family keep delaying his visit. If he was seriously too sick to travel, then she would convince her father to break the betrothal. It was no wonder that Berengar was twenty years old and still unmarried.
 When she entered the Village of Kufstein she took notice of the smoke rising in the air, and initially thought a fire had broken out. Yet, to her surprise, the peasants rushed towards the smoky area in flocks as if something extraordinary had transpired. Curious as to what could gain the interests of so many of the common folk, the young lady ordered the driver of her carriage to approach the area to see what the commotion was about.
 After stepping out of the carriage and entering the industrial sector which had recently been built, her eyes were not attracted to the strange machinery which was producing the smoke but to that of a tall and handsome young man with slicked-back golden blonde hair, and sapphire eyes which matched her own perfectly. Despite the luxurious clothing he was wearing, the man stood next to an ordinary peasant both of which had large smiles on their faces.
 The young lady had not paid the slightest amount of attention to the peasant next to the handsome young man who she immediately recognized despite the many years since their last meeting; she spoke her disbelief aloud as her cheeks flushed at the sight of her elder cousin who had grown extremely handsome since she last laid eyes upon him.
 "Berengar?"
 Despite voicing her thoughts, she remained unheard by the Baron's son who was otherwise engaged with the actions of the machinery before him. It did not take long for the Bessemer converted to dump its load of molten steel into the small factory, where it was further processed into ingots. The slag, which was produced as a byproduct, was taken away and converted into a phosphate fertilizer under the instructions of Berengar.
 Adela was stuck in a trance and had not heard a word that escaped Berengar's lips; her body moved on its own as it inched ever closer to Berengar's presence. Who was still blissfully unaware of the contingent of knights clearing the way for the Count's daughter.
 "Ludwig, you did not disappoint. With this batch of steel, we can use the profits to get the mines working at full capacity. We should be able to produce an overabundance of steel within a year!"
 However, before Ludwig could respond to Berengar's compliments, the young lord's attention shifted to the girl approaching him and the knights who protected her. He could not explain why but he felt like he knew this beautiful young girl from somewhere. He immediately noticed the flushed cheeks and entranced gaze she was giving him as she bashfully looked away from Berengar, and into the direction of the ground, she asked him the question that was on her mind.
 "Berengar is that you?"
 Apparently, he did know this young girl, but he could not place a finger on who it was, he felt it would be improper to ask, but he truly had no choice as he could not fully remember the girl's identity no matter how much he tried.
 "You are?"
 Adela instantly felt like her heart had grown three sizes upon seeing Berenger and then plummeted into an abyss when he failed to recognize her. This bastard had grown so handsome, and yet he did not manage to recognize her beautiful face? What was wrong with his thick head!?! Despite her inner fury, Adela put a smile upon her face and a graceful act as she bowed before Berengar.
 "It is me Adela, your fiancee"
 Berengar was taken aback, he was not expecting her visit today. He thought for sure his father had told him she would arrive tomorrow. Damn it all, did that sly old fox seriously set him up again!?! He was once more furious at his father, nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it now. Standing in front of him was his fiancee, who if he was being honest had developed wonderfully, in a few years she would definitely be a knockout.
 Nevertheless, despite her potential beauty, he had no real attraction to her, after all, she was still a young girl, and not yet a woman. However, he smiled after knowing that his fiancee would grow into a stunning woman. After calming himself down, and adjusting to the situation Berengar put on the facade of a proper nobleman.
 Truthfully Berengar had virtually no experience in charming the opposite sex, so he had to rely on his one source of infallible knowledge that explained how to win a young girl's favor. That source obviously being the many shoujo manga he had read in his previous life. Without any shame, he adopted the mannerisms of a character from some random manga in his memories which just so happened to be a prince.
 "Apologies my lady, I did not recognize you, the last time I saw you, you were but a child. Now you have become an astonishing young woman."
 He cringed internally at his acting, but if there was one thing shoujo manga had taught him, it is that if you wanted to win the favor of a young girl, you had to be handsome and charming; and this was the only way he knew how to act charming. If Berengar wanted this engagement to work, he at least had to make the girl feel like he was interested. It worked like a charm, Adela was fully enamored in Berengar's handsome appearance and charming act. She had completely forgotten the fury she felt not long ago when Berengar failed to recognize her.
 Ludwig watching the cheap romantic display struggled to contain his laughter while observing the boy's performance. Luckily for Berengar, this girl was but a child and could easily fall for such falsities. Though the longer he stood there watching, the more he recognized that he was no longer needed and tapped Berengar on the shoulder.
 "You don't need to worry, milord; I can handle the rest of the production myself; why don't you take your girl out for a sandwich."
 Berengar gazed at Ludwig with brotherly effection, both men knew that Berengar was more interested in staying and overseeing the production of the steel and slag, but he was limited by his noble obligations. Thus Ludwig gave him a reasonable excuse to leave him behind.
 "If you insist, I will leave the matter to you, I thank you for your hard work."
 Adela gazed at Berengar with further interest; despite being a Baron's son, he treated the peasants almost as if they were equals. She had never heard of such a thing before. Though most nobles would mock him for such behavior, she found the friendly exchange between the two acquaintances to be quite endearing.
 Berengar offered his arm for the young lady to grab onto, which she accepted as the couple walked towards the center of the town with smiles on their faces. During the walk to the sandwich shop Berengar spent the time to say hello to the locals who had passed by, he appeared to be on a first-name basis with many of the commoners, and they, of course, referred to him with the proper respect for his position.
 Adela became increasingly curious about Berengar's relationship with the commoners, they did not fear him, nor were they intimidated by his position. Instead, they willingly walked up and chatted with him, and by extension her. She was not used to such a sociable walk; in her father's domain, the peasants stayed out of the Count and his family's way, never making eye contact with them. It was as if she had stepped into a totally different culture.
 One woman had even approached the couple and handed Berengar a rose to give to the young lady next to him; All of the commoners could tell by the way Adela was dressed that she was obviously nobility. Due to the way she was clinging to Berengar, they were most likely engaged; because of this, the common folk treated her with the same dignity and heartfelt respect they gave to Berengar, who had spent so much time helping develop the town over the last month.
 By the time they reached the Sandwich shop, Berengar had approached a woman in her thirties who was at the counter running the store in her husband's absence. Her name was Helga, and she was the local Baker's wife. She helped her husband run the bakery and the sandwich shop which was co-owned by the local baker and butcher.
 She saw Berengar walk through the store entrance with a pretty young girl in hand and smiled at the couple.
 "Milord, you honor us with your presence."
 Berengar smiled in return and ordered a meal for himself and Adela.
 "Helga, two of the usual, please."
 Helga immediately got to work as she began to prepare the food, but not before washing her hands; by now, the entire village was aware of Berengar's health habits and had begun to adopt his clean ways. After serving up two sandwiches, each paired with a cup of fresh milk, Berengar paid the woman with a white pfennig which was worth more than the entire meal
 "Keep the change,"
 he said as he smiled and took the food and cups over to a table outside the restaurant. Seeing as how it was the middle of spring in the mountains of Austria, the weather was more than acceptable to sit outside and dine.
 Adela had not said a word the entire time they were walking; she observed Berengar's behavior which was far from what she expected from the notoriously idle and petty sickly lord. He was nothing like the rumors had said. Clearly, someone was making up lies about him to ruin his reputation. She would never believe that his personality had changed overnight due to a near-death experience.
 Being a noble lady of high repute, she was confused about the absence of silverware when dining; how exactly was she going to eat this concoction referred to as a sandwich by the locals. Berengar smiled at her as she intensely stared at the food, the charming smile nearly sent her into another daze.
 "What's wrong? You don't like it? You haven't even tried it yet!"
 The young lady struggled to find her words as she stared at Berengar's exquisite smiling face. Eventually, she managed to find her tongue.
 "There's no silverware..."
 Berengar chuckled as he had forgotten about the aversion the nobles had towards the way commoners behaved. Thus he decided to lead by example as he grabbed ahold of the roast chicken sandwich with his hands and bit into it. The look on Adela's face was priceless; it was as if she was looking at a barbarian; there was no way she would stoop to such uncouth behavior.
 However, after a few moments of watching Berengar eat the sandwich with a satisfied smile on his face, she could no longer resist the temptation to try the food. As such, she held onto the sandwich with her petite hands and took a small nibble out of it. Which nearly caused Berengar to choke on his food from laughter; this girl was too cute. In a way, she reminded him of a slightly older Henrietta.
 The sparkle in Adela's glistening sapphire eyes lit up as she tasted the sandwich; she had never had something like this before. Truth be told, the culinary arts of the medieval age were severely lacking; he had spent great effort teaching the chefs in his castle, as well as the locals, how to make basic dishes from his previous life.
 After a while, she noticed Berengar watching her and felt embarrassed. However, she couldn't stop eating the sandwich. Only after she finished the entire thing did she question his gaze
 "What are you staring at!?!"
 Berengar chuckled slightly; women, no matter what time they're in, are still the same.
 "I just thought that you are cute, is all."
 Instantly the girl's entire face turned red as his voice was played back in her head repeatedly. She had not expected him to say such a thing. Her brain had practically fried itself thinking about it. Did he have no shame? Though it's not as if she didn't like the compliment. Only after the two of them had finished their meal did Berengar bring up the noble obligations that had to be paid.
 "Well, I suppose we should go visit my father so that you can pay your respects. Lord knows he will be outraged by the fact that you entered his territory and failed to pay him respects upon entry."
 This snapped the girl out of her trance as she quickly realized she had failed to follow basic noble etiquette. She nearly slapped herself for following her curiosity rather than sticking to the schedule. By the way, Berengar spun it; she might have insulted the Baron's authority by doing so.
 The little girl had no way of knowing that Berengar was playing a prank on her. Sure, If it were any other noble who entered his father's dominion and failed to pay respects, the Baron would be furious, but this was his niece and also his son's fiancee. He would easily forgive her for playing around with Berengar upon arrival, especially since that was what her visit concerned in the first place. Sieghard would be happy just knowing the two were getting along.
 Nevertheless, the girl began to tremble with fear as she realized the grave sin she had committed; she did not know her uncle well, her mother rarely talked about him. She feared there would be a reprisal for her actions. Seeing the terrified expression on the little girl's face, Berengar grabbed hold of her hand and calmed her down.
 "Hey, there's no need to be so afraid; I was only joking. My father won't be mad at you for spending the day with me. Trust me; even if he is angry, I will take the blame. Considering I was the one who dragged you to lunch."
 The little girl wiped away the tears that had been forming in her gentle sapphire eyes and sniffled slightly.
 "R.. Really?"
 Berengar nodded; maybe he shouldn't play jokes like this on children. After all, noble obligations and etiquette were likely a scary thing for a young girl such as her. If she messed up, it could not just affect her well-being but that of her family.
 After wiping the tears from her eyes, Adela got up from her seat and asked Berengar.
 "Well, what are we waiting for?"
 Afterward, the betrothed couple headed towards the Castle, her retinue of knights closely following from a distance. They knew if they had followed their young lady so closely on her first date, she would be furious; as such, they stayed behind, keeping an eye on her safety from a close enough distance that if trouble showed itself, they could fulfill their duty. Of course, that would never happen in a town that celebrated Berengar as a pillar of the community and not just the Baron's son.
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 Julian Weber is an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a graduate of Westpoint Military Academy with a degree in civil engineering. As U.S. involvement in Afghanistan comes to an end, Lt. Julian Weber finds himself involved in a terrorist attack by the Taliban, which claims his life. However, he quickly finds out that death is not always final as he is reincarnated into the body of a Baron's son and heir in an alternate Earth set in Late-Medieval Europe. In an era of political turmoil and civil strife, the Baron's young son is named Regent of the Barony of Kufstein and forced to contend with feudal powers. Will he be able to institute reforms leading his Barony into the age of industry? Or will he succumb to the pressure of his feudal overlords and a corrupt church that seek dominion overall?
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 After being reborn she worked hard to stalk and marry her husband, abuse and punish her other scumbag husband, and embark on a journey to reach the pinnacle of life!
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 For the egregious crime of treason everyone in the Xiao House were sentenced to death.
 At the execution grounds while waiting for her beheading, she stared at the youth sprawled on the ground in front of her. He had run over so hurriedly he tripped over his own feet, displaying an undignified sight. It made her smile thinking how stupid this person was. She had completely used and taken advantage of him from the day he forced her to marry him. Yet despite all the abuse she heaped on him, he still wanted to save her.
 She opened her eyes again only to find it was the day before their wedding. That devious scoundrel… to make her his wife through underhanded methods… The memory of it still left a bad taste in her mouth.
 She was going to grab this second chance and live it up! Extort all debts owed to her! Buff herself up and shine like a diamond!
 But how was she to know that the husband she once hated was actually really loyal and gentle, soft and easy, and so incredibly sweet and delicious to eat! The shutters that blinded her eyes in the previous life were cast aside. She realized she didn’t know how to cherish the good things in life. So in this new one she was going to make sure to pamper and spoil the hell out of that husband of hers.
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 Pei Jiu picked up a girl by the riverside. He settled her on the mountain, and planned to send her back once she recovered. This delicate girl was a useless crybaby, so Pei Jiu had to be a nice person. He cooked her food and washed her clothes. He let the troublesome girl ride on his shoulders so she could pick fruits. During winter, he would warm up the bed for her. One day, she hugged Pei Jiu’s arm with a smile. “Big Brother Pei, you’re really an honest and a good man. I will marry you and give birth to your babies!”
 Pei Jiu eyed her critically and scathingly enumerated her shortcomings. She was ignorant and spoiled. She only knew how to pester and flirt with people all day long. Give birth to babies? Go ahead, give birth to caterpillars.
 The delicate girl bawled so hard that she passed out. The next day, Pei Jiu returned to his mansion and told his servants to prepare for his wedding ceremony. When he returned to the mountain in the evening, Pei Jiu opened the door as usual, but he found that the cheeky girl had disappeared. He searched the whole mountain for her to no avail. No one would act like a spoiled brat in front of him anymore. What a headache.
 Note : 娇 (jiāo) : tender/delicate/pampered/spoiled
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 She was a miracle-working doctor in the 21st century. One day, she transmigrated to the ancient times and became the imperial consort of Prince De. However, within a day, she divorced her husband and married the crippled Eldest Prince. 
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 It was said that Mu Xiyue not only had no practical ability, but also was shrewish. Nowadays, she married another man after divorce, which courted countless gossips and rumors. 
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 In the imperial banquet, she proved her purity and virginity. 
 Behind the fake mountain in the imperial garden, she looked at the furious man in front of her, “So? Did the face-slapping hurt,prince De” 
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 In the deep night, she climbed over the high wall with much load on her shoulder, but fell into SOMEONE’s arms. 
 This SOMEONE grinned, “Darling, where are you going?” 
 Mu Xiyue shivered, akimbo, “I’m leaving you. You such a liar!!!” 
 It was heard that Eldest Prince had his legs hurt and couldn’t discharge his responsibility of reproducing. Unexpectedly, after she cured him, he almost eat her up. 
 Who told her that he couldn’t have sex? It turned out he was totally a magnificent beast on bed.
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 Within the red tent, under the passionate eyes of the man on top, she was forced to make love and three thousand black strands turned to white.
 Outside the red tent, her husband laughed and drank with the beauties by his side as they watched…
 When the red was torn, pieces of it were carried away by the wind. As she stepped out with difficult steps, the silver hair danced in the wind. Exactly whose heart was the one that was hurt in the end?
 “How…how could it be you?” A voice filled with disbelief, he who always believed himself to be cold and unfeeling, fell into the pits of hell, filled with pain and regret for eternity.
 For this imperial power, there are countless hidden plots. She hid her capabilities and bided her time, only desiring for a safe haven. In the end, her wish did not come true, and she fell into the hands of someone else as a chess piece.
 The tale of a time-traveling woman who gets forced to the point of no return, turning her black hair into white. Should she bow to her fate and submit? Or should she fight back and glow brilliantly?
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 Travel through the Tang Dynasty and become the highest prosecutor of the Tang Dynasty! Imperial relatives, civil and military officials, were all subjects of prosecutorial supervision and even execution. "Prince Li Chengqian, you are suspected of intentional homicide, come with us..." "Cheng Yaojin, you are suspected of assaulting a court official, come with us..." "Emperor Li Yuan, you are suspected of illegal use of the treasury, come with us..." Let’s take a trip..." "Li Shi...
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 Ye Yang, a straight man from Northeast China, transmigrated into a novel about court fights, became a concubine, and was bound to a system, which could put on view the favorability score of the main characters.
 On condition that the emperor’s favorability score was too high, he’d fall in love with Ye Yang. However, if his favorability score was too low, he’d be mercilessly killed. In order to protect his life and chastity, Ye Yang forced himself to create his own persona, repeatedly switching between the personality of an unrefined man from Northeast China and the first beauty of the harem.
 Yet, things were getting worse and worse. At first, he let the favorability score of the dog emperor drop. Later, the score began increasing rapidly. Watching how the favorability score was about to skyrocket, Ye Yang panicked.
 He wore a gold chain and raised a mink, silencing all of the imperial concubines of the harem. Feng Luan’s favorability score had been increased by +1.
 He had a snowball fight with the dog emperor and pushed him into a snowdrift. Both of them caught a cold. Feng Luan’s favorability score had been increased by +10.
 The mink he raised thought out a plan for Feng Luan to renovate the imperial study room worth of more than 10.000 taels of silver. The imperial study was so horrible that one could hardly bear to look at it.
 Feng Luan’s favorability score had been increased by +100.
 What’s going on! Are you still a straight man!
 ……
 The longer Ye Yang lived in degradation, the more he felt that the dog emperor was different from what he initially thought.
 At his feet the ground was covered in blood and bones, but behind him was the delightful scenery of the prosperous world, and the coming of all nations.
 A few years later, he helped Ye Yang up the stairs and gazed into the distance. He saw a myriad of twinkling lights, bustling, bright and beautiful.
 And Feng Luan whispered in his ear.
 “My dear Imperial Concubine, look.”
 “This is our country.”
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 My lover has always been a little pitiful, but he will eventually turn into a big BOSS;
 My lover has always been in love with me at first sight, but I also think he is very pleasing to the eye.
 My lover has always been jealous, but I didn’t know what he’s jealous of. It is really troubling.
 My lover has always had two faces; the face he shows others and the one he shows me which are completely different. It’s very confusing…
 Bai Duan: This is my life. ╮(╯▽╰)╭
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 The world has changed quietly. At first it was continuous rain and undried clothes, and then it was construction waste falling from the sky. A species disappeared out of thin air... Faced with the beating of society, people were extremely optimistic. The streets were full of humans walking with smiles. When she woke up, she suddenly fell into an unknown space. Dingdong! Welcome to the extreme paradise! Please get enough playback volume and attention before the game ends! Points are deducted if the game fails! Points are deducted if the answers are wrong. Divided! I wish you and your partner a happy journey! As an orphan with nothing, Yuntuan worked diligently and focused on picking up scattered goods in the dungeon. Self-defense weapons? Pick up pots and pans? Pick up! Pick up teammates along the way? Pick up all the way, but found that the paradise didn't want it to be as simple as it was... Yuntuan: After picking up enough supplies, I can survive in the corner until the task is completed! PS. Start with a paddle, and the equipment is all about picking up. The male and female protagonists have no time to misunderstand, SC. The protesters eventually become superiors.
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 Get you into the book and be the villain?! 
 He Tiantian said– 
 To be the villain is to be the biggest. 
 Take the path of the villain, leaving the villain nowhere to go! 
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 [Starting as a liar] 
 He Tiantian: How can you say it’s a lie? This is our emotional escort! 
 [The whole family is the best] 
 He Tiantian pouted: Who is the best? We are obviously true temperaments! 
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 Others use their whole lives to heal their childhood, but He Tiantian said: I have reached the pinnacle of life by being a villain! 
 (Quickly wear, there is no fixed CP, there may be a small world!) 
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 This appears to be this type of story:
 Soon after knowing that she was going to marry Song Shi An, Su Tang made a firm resolution to barter to get a bill of divorce within one month!
 The reasons are many with one being crucial, that pan of cold noodles has been an eyesore for a very long time!
 Actually, it is this type of story:
 Has lightning, dog blood, even more it has big meat. Love steamed buns, love beautiful meals, as well as love household tussles.
 Go out to build the family fortune, enter the house to steadily accompany the lady of the house! Who dares to interfere? Stiff penalties being served!
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 Zhu Gai accidentally traveled through the Ming Dynasty and became Zhu Yuanzhang's fourteenth son. 
 At the same time, Zhu Kai unexpectedly awakened the Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan template? ! 
 In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang unexpectedly obtained a system that could deduce the future of the Ming royal family! 
 Surprised, Zhu Yuanzhang began to deduce the story of Prince Zhu Biao, only to find that Prince Zhu Biao's time was short and he died young. Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears! 
 Deducing the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen, we found that this rebellious grandson actually cut down the feudal vassal! 
 The King of Dai was deposed and the King of Zhou was imprisoned. What was even more outrageous was that his uncle, King Xiang, who had played with Zhu Yunwen since childhood, was forced to force his whole family to burn themselves to death. King Zhu Di of Yan had to pretend to be crazy and act like a fool in order to survive! 
 Is this still cutting down the vassalage? Zhu Yuanzhang was furious! 
 But when Zhu Yunwen was about to take action against King Su Zhu Kai, he discovered that Zhu Kai actually had a legion of "strange people and strangers" under his command... Did King Su King Zhu Kai rebel?
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 A Di [legitimate-born] daughter of a noble house turns into an abandoned daughter. No father to dote on her, no mother to love her, no problem. She uses one silver needle to save a dying man. What’s so unusual about a medical injection? She roams all over the world with a scalpel in her hand. Cutting throats, cutting open abdomens, cutting open skulls to mend bones. With amazing medical skills and ethics, she gathers a flock of officials, obtains the will of heavens, gains public favor, and receives Taizi’s [Crown Prince] doting. In the midst of a powerful momentum, her cheap father comes to reunite. She coldly refuses to go home or acknowledge ancestors.
 “I was abandoned by you over and over again. Now you want to use familial affection to coax me back. You don’t want to recognize this daughter. My heart is cold, I want to leave. Beat it, father!”
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