short series

When the Prayer Beads Scatter

share time: 2026-02-07 00:37:35

Ah Zhao, a spirit sparrow guarding Great Chen's country-protecting prayer beads, falls to the mortal world and becomes an abused illegitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion after the beads are stolen and scattered. Gu Yan, the third prince under house arrest, accidentally picks up a bead fragment and discovers only Ah Zhao can help him clear his treason charge. They strike a deal: Gu Yan helps Ah Zhao retrieve the beads, and Ah Zhao assists Gu Yan in overturning his case. From mutual calculation to mutual protection, when the last fragment is recovered, Ah Zhao remembers her past life—she died saving Gu Yan on the battlefield—and Gu Yan uncovers the prime minister's (Ah Zhao's stepfather) plot to frame him for the beads. It turns out their meeting was never a coincidence; it's the beads using two lifetimes of fate to let them continue their unfulfilled love.

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