The Difficult Minister

Inside the Realm, prisoners claw for freedom. Outside, cultivators beg for entry—only to become pawns in a deadly game. When Jiang Shuchen first met Ji Zhijie, he held a blade to her brother's throat and forced an impossible choice. She chose blood over stranger. Now the Cult of Freedom has exposed the Realm as divine miracle, luring desperate cultivators into a trap set by noble families. But when a mysterious figure offers Jiang Shuchen the power to rewrite fate itself, she accepts—and the game changes forever.