Echoes of Ice and Iron - Chapter 10: The Blade Beneath the Crown

Ripped from a dead-end life and plunged into a world where danger lurks behind every smile, Xiulan must learn to thrive in a realm ruled by ruthless ambition and deadly secrets. When Li Mei dies in a traffic accident after another soul-crushing retail shift, she awakens in a familiar yet dangerous world—inside her favorite game, . Now inhabiting the body of Lin Xiulan, the scorned second daughter of a noble family, she finds herself thrust into a nest of vipers where her very existence is an offense to those around her. Armed only with her knowledge of the game and the wounds from a lifetime of dealing with entitled customers, Xiulan refuses to play the role of the family’s punching bag. Determined to rise above, she’ll need to master immortal alchemy, tame arcane spirit beasts, perfect her martial arts, and face off against her scheming sisters and stepmother. But in Arinthia, a land where power reigns supreme and the weak are swept aside, Xiulan must do more than just survive and fade into the background. With the knowledge of a devastating future that awaits the realm’s beloved Crown Princess, she’ll need every ounce of her modern wit and growing abilities to prevent a catastrophe that would ruin the entire realm—assuming she can survive her own family long enough to do anything about it. Only by transforming herself into a force of reckoning can Xiulan hope to protect those she comes to care about—and survive the darkness that awaits.

Daisy Zane was the illegitimate daughter of the Miles family?

She grew up in the countryside and never went to school?

The Miles family even publicly declared that they would never acknowledge her?

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When Daisy Zane's true identity was exposed, the Miles family immediately prepared a banquet to welcome her back into the family.

But Daisy Zane directly refused, saying, “Are you even worthy, Miles family?”

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Surprisingly, the third young master of the Imperial Capital fell in love with a wild girl who had never received an education. It was said that he doted on her, and she was the most precious thing to him.

While the whole Imperial Capital was shocked, Lord Clark proudly said, “My wife is extraordinary.”

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Kevin Clark never believed in love at first sight until he met Daisy Zane...

In the north, there was a beauty who captivated the country and the city with her devastating beauty...

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Daisy Zane loved wearing dresses, and later on... all of Kevin Clark's shirt buttons matched the colors of her dresses.

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