Cang Lan Dao

Original Title: 沧澜道

Author: Mo Shu Bai
Raw Link: Cang Lan Dao

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Synopsis:

Before the age of nineteen, Luo Wanqing was the renowned medical heiress of Jiangnan.

She had a gentle and courteous fiancé, Jiang Shaoyan, and loving, benevolent parents. Her life stretched ahead predictably, filled with nothing but stability and peace.

Until that year, when she turned nineteen, when government soldiers stormed into her family estate. All the men were executed, the women exiled.

In prison, she clung to her only hope, waiting for Jiang Shaoyan to clear her family’s name and rescue her from this living hell.

But after waiting and waiting, all she received was a dagger and a packet of poison.

Jiang Shaoyan told her that the road to the frontier was long and arduous, and reminded her to preserve her chastity for him.

So she took that dagger and, on the night before leaving the prison, turned back.

For revenge, she destroyed her face, replaced a death row prisoner, fought bloody battles all the way, and entered the Supervision Department under the identity of a pardoned convict.

On the day she met her superior, news arrived that her body double, “Luo Wanqing,” had died unexpectedly on the exile road.

That night, Third Prince Jiang Shaoyan, who had returned from among the common people, erected a memorial tablet for his deceased wife in his mansion.

Meanwhile, the bloodied Luo Wanqing knelt in the courtyard, listening as that Supervision Department Chief—revered as a ghostly deity in human form—spoke with icy coldness.

“Once you enter my Supervision Department, you belong to me, Xie Heng. State your name.”

Luo Wanqing slowly clenched her blood-covered hands, gripping the token on the ground tightly, and raised a pair of eyes as clear and sharp as blade edges.

“This subordinate is Liu Xiniang.”

“To all others, he is an evil spirit; to me, he is a divine Buddha.”

“I originally boarded a boat to enter the clear stream, but in a blink found myself on the vast ocean’s path.”

Notes:

The female lead is Luo Wanqing, who later exchanges identities with Liu Xiniang and takes the name Liu Xiniang, but the protagonist is still the original young lady Luo Wanqing.

Growth-type female lead, beautiful first, then heroic. The disfigurement is real, but later she undergoes cosmetic surgery for work purposes.

Rebirth/prophetic dreams – the female lead possesses future information, but her emotions are based on the present.

Slow burn, romance comes later, but there are plenty of romantic scenes in the mid-to-late stages. Reader discretion advised.

Content Tags: Disguise, Rebirth, Beautiful Strong Tragic, Secret Love

Character Perspective: Luo Wanqing (Liu Xiniang), Xie Heng Supporting Character: Jiang Shaoyan

One-line Summary: Who doesn’t love Liu Xiniang

Theme: One must be strong in life

Work Honors

This novel tells the story of medical family heiress Luo Wanqing, whose family was framed and imprisoned by her fiancé, Jiang Shaoyan, who transformed into Prince Li Guiyu. To seek revenge, Luo Wanqing exchanges identities with assassin Liu Xiniang and enters the Supervision Department, where she meets Department Chief Xie Heng. From suspicion to partnership with Xie Heng, she uncovers the truth and begins a new chapter in her life. The story is filled with dramatic twists and has excellent layering. The romantic plotlines are rich, delicate, and deeply moving. The character designs are novel and appealing—the female lead transforms from a refined young lady into a dashing assassin, while the male lead has dual identities as both divine hero and dangerous seducer, making the story extremely engaging.