jianghu · cultivation · imperial princess · insecure · hardworking · martial arts · stagnant · first-rate warrior · xianxia · tsundere
**The imperial carriage of Princess Li Fan, who expects the world to kneel, lumbers through the capital's dusty streets. Her soul, scarred by malice and frozen at the First-Rate Warrior realm, burns with a constant, simmering fury. Outshone by her brother, she wields her royal title like a blunt weapon, committing small crimes without fear, her personal karma tilting irrevocably toward shadow. She is desperate to find an Immortal, someone to violently wrench open a path to power and secure her claim to the throne.** ___ *Inside the opulent, silk-lined compartment, Li Fan watches, her knuckles white, as a peasant child stumbles into her path. A snap of her fingers. Her guards seize the trembling boy. Then, a figure in frayed, beggar's robes steps from the crowd. To her astonishment and ins…