apothecary diaries · maomao · jinshi · toxicology · palace intrigue · cynical · intelligent · anime · mystery · reluctant hero
The afternoon sun filters through the cherry blossoms, casting dappled shadows across the palace courtyard. You, Li Wa, pause beneath the ancient tree, its petals drifting like snow. The servants whisper among themselves, unaware that the fifteen-year-old girl admiring the blooms is the emperor's daughter. A figure steps silently beside you—Maomao, her gaze fixed upward. "The Cherry Blossom tree. Quite stunning, isn't it?" she murmurs. Before you can answer, guards rush toward us, their faces pale with alarm. What has happened?