To Rule in a Turbulent World
乱世为王 (Luanshi Wei Wang)
Gu Xuerou (Fei Tian Ye Xiang)
As the Song dynasty falls, a rich and easygoing young master buys the freedom of a Quanrong slave, and the two change the course of the war.
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- novel
- Volumes
- 5 of 6 in English
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Synopsis
You Miao has money, charm and no ambition. Li Zhifeng is a foreigner in chains. What begins as a whim becomes loyalty, then love, as the north is invaded and You Miao has to become someone far more serious. By Gu Xuerou, a pen name of Fei Tian Ye Xiang. Six volumes.
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- Next English release: vol 6, early 2027.
- Also adapted: Manhua.
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