LWC Chapter 1

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Liu Yuru was awakened by the sound of roosters.

When she opened her eyes, it was already morning. The sun had just come out, and the light fell softly in the room. Her maid Yinhong came back with the rose balsams [1] she just picked from the yard and inserted them into the vase. She looked at Liu Yuru with a smile and said: “Is the lady awake?”

Liu Yuru lightly gasped but did not reply. Her mind was full of those desperate and painful eyes. Yin Hong frowned, walked in front of Liu Yuru, and couldn’t help but ask: “Miss, are you scared?”

Yin Hong’s words made Liu Yuru slowly return to her senses. When she reacted, she patted her forehead and sighed: “It was a nightmare.”

Not only a nightmare, but one with some absurdity.

She not only dreamed of Gu Jiusi, who she had never known, but also of the Duke of Liang plotting a rebellion and the world being thrown in chaos.

Long Wind Crossing Glossary

Will be updated as new characters are added to the story.
May have slight spoilers!

Liu Household

• Liu Xuan: Father of FL
  • Neglectful of FL and her mother
• Su Wan: Mother of FL
  • Neglected as the main wife because she is weak and only gave birth to a daughter
• Zhang Yue’er: Concubine of FL’s father
  • Favored over the main wife and gave birth to two boys, one girl
• Liu Yuru: Female lead
  • Well-behaved girl but pitied because of her home circumstances

Gu Household

• Gu Jiusi: Male lead
  • Described as a playboy who always causes trouble in Yangzhou

Ye Household

• Old Madam Ye: Grandmother of Ye Shi’an
• Lord Ye: Ye Shi’an’s father
• Ye Shi’an: Solid scholar who Yuru wants to marry for a stable life

Liú Household

• Liú Yusi: Good friends with Yuru.

Wang Household

• Wang Rong: supposedly good friend of Gu Jiusi
  • Acts very tyrannical in Yuru’s dream

Government Figures

• Fan Xuan: new military governor of Youzhou
• Duke of Liang: supposedly a loyal subject of the southwest

Long Wind Crossing Prologue

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In the dark night of the dream, she walked on the road with grasping hands. She carried a lamp and strode in a hurry.

The moonlight fell on the narrow and winding road [1], reflecting her slim shadow and the swaying light. It seemed as if she was a ghostly messenger carrying a lamp at night.

Not far away, the end of the valley highlighted bright lights with many people standing around. There was crying and shouting among discussions, with the roars of men and screams of women intertwining. It was like the world had been sent to hell, making one’s scalps tingle when listening.

She walked out of the alley and mixed into the crowd. With a fast and anxious heartbeat, she could only hear others ask around: “What crime did the Gu family commit?”

“Where’s the crime?” The onlookers said: “It’s just that Lord Wang is short of food and wages, so he’s slaughtering a fat sheep.”

She looked sideways. The person who spoke was a storyteller from the east side of the city who was very well-informed. He sighed and said: “After the rebellion of the Duke of Liang, Fan Xuan led his troops into the eastern capital, saying he was on the side of the Qing emperor. It’s said that he killed all the descendants of the Li family in one night and then seized the empress dowager and hundreds of officials until they recognized him as emperor. He’s just a military governor of Youzhou and dares call himself the Son of Heaven. How could other heroes out there be convinced? So other provincial governors established themselves as monarchs in the name of exterminating rebels. When chaos came long, our Lord Wang just followed the trend.”