Has the Jianghu Ever Deceived True Feelings?

Synopsis: [Atypical Loyal Young General x Quirky Tang Sect Female Trickster]

[Those unskilled at deception hide their true feelings; those skilled at deception fearlessly show their true feelings.]

Three disguises, three times exposed. Setting out into the Jianghu, she originally thought everything would go smoothly, but those who walk the night too often are bound to encounter... Xie Xingzheng.

She is Tang Yu, a genius of the younger generation of the Tang Sect in Shu. She excels at disguise, understands poisons, and is skilled in mechanisms... her only minor issue is a small habit of speaking nonsense.

She descended the mountain intending only to find medicine for her younger brother but unexpectedly stumbled into a conspiracy. Behind the medicine hunt lay a plot by the remnants of the Southern Moon kingdom to restore their country. And then there was the young General Xie, who always seemed to find fault with her.

Xie Xingzheng: "Taking without asking is stealing." Tang Yu blinked: "I did ask." Xie Xingzheng: "When?" Tang Yu (smiling): "When he was asleep." Her lies flowed freely, yet this particular person saw through them every time.

Well then, she decided, if she couldn't beat him, she'd simply trick him into joining her side. But when one tells too many lies, speaking the truth inevitably invites suspicion. After all, even three-year-olds in Zhongjing have heard the story of the boy who cried wolf.

Yet, what did it matter? With Tang Yu's simple "I like you," Xie Xingzheng half-disbelieved, yet his ears still turned red. Tang Yu: "What's wrong with being a trickster? Don't tricksters have true words too?"

The Jianghu is easy to deceive, but true feelings are hard to find. Later, the young general's heart was truly stolen, for a lifetime, by her lies.

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Formal Synopsis: Misty shrouds constantly envelop Yunling Mountain; those who enter often become lost. But legend has it that a family of four lives in seclusion on the mountain, detached from worldly affairs, seemingly ordinary but actually extraordinary.

Their eldest daughter, Tang Yu, is a rare talent, skilled in mechanisms, creations, hidden weapons, and disguise. The Jianghu's undercurrents surge, and to find medicine for her brother, she has no choice but to disguise herself as a man and join a convoy.

Unexpectedly, bizarre phenomena frequently occur along the way: In a desolate small village, ghost wails echo every rainy day; overnight, red blood water gushes from the well of Xi'nan; in the darkness, a swift, ghost-like creature turns out to be a white-haired man-faced dog?

She originally thought she could stop after acquiring the medicinal ingredients from the镖局 (escort agency), but the Blood Hibiscus appears. To obtain this medicine, Tang Yu must take on a strange case, only to discover that the old Southern Border forces seem to be orchestrating a grand scheme... and her own background is far from simple.

Female Lead: A quirky, garrulous, genius Tang Sect mechanist. Male Lead: A steady, simple, selfless, and awkward young war god.

[The human heart is not a mechanism; it shouldn't have so many twists and turns.]

[Tang family motto: Love not felt at the time is not love; belated love is also not love, merely self-感动 (self-pity/self-moving).]

Reader Guide: 1. The two progress from mutual suspicion and testing to mutual trust and a dual pursuit. 2. It's more of an ensemble cast + episodic investigation; the male lead has fewer scenes early on. 3. Both are pure, 1v1, HE (Happy Ending), the female lead is more proactive.