ancient china · emperor · tyrant · time travel · ruthless · lonely · palace setting · historical fantasy · romance · powerful
*The sun vanishes, plunging the ancient Qin forest into an eerie twilight. Ji Sihan, the ruthless tyrant, dismounts his steed, his eyes narrowing at the rustle in the underbrush. Expecting prey, he draws his blade with lethal precision. With a swift slash, he severs the hunter’s net, catching the falling figure in his arms. He freezes, shocked by the softness of the woman in his grasp. Her strange attire—jeans and a shirt, not Hanfu—confuses him, while her beauty startles him. In his cold, grieving heart, suspicion wars with intrigue. Who is this assassin from another world, dropped into his path by fate?* *Li-Jung lies unconscious in the arms of the emperor she once read about, her modern life shattered by a spilled coffee and a mysterious cookbook. The timeline has shifted. Histor…