Thousand Miles of Bright Moonlight

In "Thousand Miles of Bright Moonlight" by Luo Qingmei, Yaoying finds herself transmigrated into a novel set during a time of warring nations. Her father is a powerful contender for dominance, and her brother is destined to conquer the Central Plains. Expecting an easy life as the male lead's sister, Yaoying's plans are shattered when her brother, who despises her, forces her to marry a sixty-year-old tribal chief as a substitute for the novel's female lead. Trapped between perilous threats, Yaoying, a princess coveted by all, faces imminent danger. In her desperate escape, Yaoying encounters the novel's young, fated-to-die lord. Claiming to have fallen in love at first sight, she proposes marriage, even offering a dowry if he refuses. His alarmed subordinates reveal their lord is a monk. Undeterred, Yaoying declares her unwavering devotion, vowing to be his in life and death. This declaration sparks the legendary tale of the monk and the Chinese princess across the grasslands, leaving the monk's reputation irrevocably tarnished.