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Following his father's murder, Wu Ling's mother returned to the life of a courtesan, disguising her young son as a girl to take refuge in the Bamboo Silk House, a women's only sect dedicated to the arts. Now, as his powers awaken, he'll find himself torn between protecting his family and the goals of powerful cultivators who see him as a means to an end. 

"Wu Ling, I've accepted a marriage proposal on your behalf," the bewitching Hall Master of the Bamboo Silk House declared. "When you enter the Inner Sect, you'll enter under the name 'Hua Qianhu', fiancee of a young lord of the Liang family." 

"Hall Master, that's impossible!" Wu Ling protested. "Even if you ignore my relationship with Meifeng, I might have dressed well enough to hide as a mortal woman but I could never..."

"So you truly didn't realize what you were doing," the Hall Master said, a dark smile on her lips. "Little Ling, you're a natural-born Shapeshifter. I'll teach you what you need to know," she said, her features shifting until she looked like a mirror image of the stunned Wu Ling. "As long as you follow my arrangements and learn my techniques, it isn't impossible for you to reunite with Meifeng..." 

"But you should consider Young Lord Liang carefully," the Hall Master added. "His affection for you is genuine. Perhaps, one day, you'll even feel the same for him..."

Unparalleled Artist: Unlikely Hero

Most of the day had slipped by and the sun hung low on the horizon when the carriage jerking to a stop roused Meifeng from her slumber. Quiet voices said a few words before the door to the carriage opened and closed while Meifeng struggled to open her eyes.

"Awake now?" Liang Xiong said softly as he watched the exhausted Artist make small movements under two layers of blankets in a corner of the carriage. Bo Gau had assured him that there really wasn't anything wrong with her and that she'd just overdrawn her energy but until he saw her waking he hadn't been able to put aside his worry for the doll-like young musician.

"How long?" Meifeng asked as she opened her eyes wide enough to take a look around the carriage, finding that both Su Yao and Bo Gau had departed, leaving her alone with Liang Xiong.

Pushing Too Hard