COO 89 + 18 extra Reading until 45 (translation) Rate 4/5

Summary: On the day He Sui’an transmigrated into a book, she hit her head and had nowhere to go. She wanted to follow a young man, and then he took her in and cared for her. This young man who took her in came from the mysterious and legendary Miaojiang.

She didn’t really like the insects and snakes on him.

But she didn’t know anyone else, so she chose to stay by his side.

As they got along, Qi Buyan found He Sui’an to be fragrant, so she let him smell her as much as he wanted.

Qi Buyan didn’t understand why men and women needed to hide their intimacy and was curious about what it felt like, so He Sui’an stood on her tiptoes and kissed him.

Qi Buyan liked the feeling.

But she was anxious because he seemed unsatisfied with just a kiss.

Qi Buyan once said to her with a smile, “People from our place cannot tolerate betrayal.”

He Sui’an stammered, “I-I won’t.”

But one day, He Sui’an hit her head again.

She regained her memory and realized that she was a transmigrator, and this young man from Miaojiang was a character not to be messed with in the book, or else he would easily feed his gu to her.

He Sui’an fled.

On the third day of her escape, she saw the young man again.

In the pouring rain, Qi Buyan’s pale face looked eerie and terrifying, and the snake he raised climbed up her leg and bound her hands.

That night, the young man fed her something.

“This is called Zhongqing Gu.”

“Remember, He Sui’an, you must love me…”

He Sui’an agreed, and before the gu took effect, she looked up and kissed him. Qi Buyan chuckled, and the curtains around the bed slowly fell.

Review: It seems a good novel. So far it's good. I don't want to mtl because I'm afraid the mtl will lower the novel's quality or give me a headache because it's an ancient setting. MC woke up only remember her name. She got amnesia. She is outside the gate with injured forehead, it seems someone tried to kill her by hitting her forehead. She saw a head hanging on the gate. Then the head fell down near her. An old man told her it was a defeated general head who defend the city from Hu. The Hu retreated after killing the general. The old man ask MC help to bury the head. Then MC went into the city. She tried knocking every door for help, otherwise she'll frozen to death. An old woman opened her door for MC. It was an inn. The old woman said her son is a soldier also died fighting Hu. Then a bunch of soldier tried to rob the inn. MC is hiding upstairs but goes down when they threaten to kill the old woman. Then ML also comes down. He killed all the soldiers with his gu. The 3 of them stayed in main hall. MC tried to repair the window then saw someone peeking at the window. MC asked ML to protect her before opening the door. A child standing outside. ML knew the child is infected by gu but he didn't say anything. The child like MC but soon she was taken by her 3rd uncle. MC stayed with ML in the inn. Then MC realized the old woman died. She bury her with ML. MC asked ML if she can follow him. ML said okay. ML is master of gu living in mountain. This is his first time going outside. He don't understand the norm between man and woman. He treat MC as his pet gu. The novel describe ML feeling who slowly like interacting with MC. MC just focus on surviving. She directly accept ML who get close to her. She knew ML don't know about love or marriage when ML asked her to kiss or hug him. I like their interaction. They traveled together. ML cured a general son then demand payment from the general. ML want the most precious to him which is his life. ML put a gu inside the general. ML told MC that in previous city where he met MC, the dead general's wife found him. She asked him to kill this city's general because she know he collude with the Hu. She gave a tomb map which has Yin gu. So ML cured the general's son illness then demand the general's life to fulfill his deal with the dead general's wife. ML and MC then going to the tomb. They met a princess with her 2 bodyguard and a tomb robber. Some of the city people become like zombie due to gu. The princess want to investigate the source in the tomb. They enter the tomb together then fighting dead soldiers. MC and ML got separated with the others. ML went into hibernation because of the gu inside him. MC heat him with her own body. They got into the main tomb and met a lady. The tomb belong to king Yan, Yan Wuheng who died hundred years ago. Yan Wuheng got killed by his own father because his father want immortality. He got 2 immortality gu and gave it to his wife and his sister. The sister tried to resurrect him. The wife got her memories erased by the sister. The sister just told the past about king Yan and said she was saved by him in the past. The wife live alone for hundred years and like to share about king Yan to anybody who is interested. I felt too bad for Yan Wuheng to die and not become famous. MC and ML then ride a boat. She met the child who peeked at the inn (when MC and ML first met). The girl is the dead general's daughter. Her intellectual regressed due to gu inside her. The 3rd uncle knew ML is gu expert so he followed them. The girl and MC got abducted. This is the latest translation.