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A captivating tale of supernatural intrigue, revenge, and forbidden love, where loyalty is tested, and the past holds the power to shape the future.

In a realm where the line between the living and the dead is fragile, QingWu embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover the hidden truths of her past. Haunted by betrayal and her father's family's dark secrets, she seeks vengeance, ready to fight any force that stands in her way. But when a forbidden connection with Xiao Chenyuan, the formidable Dread King, begins to grow, her path to revenge becomes more complicated.

Bound by ancient forces and trapped in a world of spirits, QingWu must confront the ghosts of those she’s lost while discovering her own power. As the tension between revenge and love rises, she must decide whether to let the past consume her or embrace the possibility of a future that could heal the wounds she’s carried for so long.

Dread King's Bride

The tension between the two dissolved over a plate of lion's head meatballs and a single burp.

When Qingwu caught the teasing in his eyes, she felt an itch of annoyance and kicked the man's leg in frustration.

However, he didn't budge, and she ended up hurting her own foot instead!

"Your leg is too hard—it hurt my foot!" she huffed.

"Blaming others for your own actions," Xiao Chenyuan remarked with a teasing glance, his understanding of her shamelessness deepening further.

Qingwu snorted, carefully putting away the food container, planning to save it as a midnight snack, and added with a grin, "Well, as punishment, you'll treat me to a month's worth of lion's head meatballs. Deal?"

"Did a starving ghost climb into your body?" he asked, his tone devoid of mockery, merely curious.

He had witnessed her astonishing appetite earlier—it rivaled that of the men in his army camps.

Chapter 45