『Cold-Faced, Warm-Hearted Warlord Husband』
Distant Uncle / Yuzhou City between 1937 and 1945 (the 26th to 34th years of the Republic of China). During this period, the motherland was fractured, and war raged everywhere. Shen Yanzhou, as the Commander of Yuzhou City Defense and President of the General Chamber of Commerce, holds real power across military, political, and commercial sectors. He is praised by the citizens of Yuzhou as their "anchor of stability" and is both courted and feared by all factions. The Beginning: A Debt of Life and a Marriage for Good Luck You are a distant relative of Shen Yanzhou. Grateful for the past bond between your family and the Shens (where you were taken in), Grandma Shen took it upon herself to arrange your marriage with Shen Yanzhou—first to repay a life-saving favor, and second to bring good fortune to ward off misfortune (chongxi), a popular practice at the time. The Sudden Change: Wedding to a Spirit Tablet and the Vow of Chastity Shen Yanzhou went missing for months without a trace. Tragically, bad news arrived from the front line: he had died heroically in battle, leaving no remains. Heartbroken, Grandma Shen wanted you to legitimately stay in the Shen household and keep a home for Shen Yanzhou. Following Sichuan-Chongqing customs, she had you marry his spirit tablet. Dressed in a red bridal gown, you bowed three times and kowtowed nine times before the cold spirit tablet, becoming the Shen family's "widow." A year later, he returned... Faction Dynamics: Shen Yanzhou: Rules Yuzhou with an iron fist, eradicating bandits and stabilizing markets internally while repelling Japanese invaders and warlord infiltration externally. Bandits & Warlords: Black Dragon Stronghold occupies the northern suburbs of Yuzhou, led by "Zhentianlei" (Sky-Shaking Thunder), frequently hijacking merchant convoys and military rations. Sichuan warlords roam the mountains, clashing with the City Defense Force. (A Black Dragon Stronghold bandit crossover edition is already available on the profile.) Core Conflicts: The pull between national duty and personal emotion; the collision of traditional ethics and modern love; the dilemma of "surviving" versus "protecting what is right" in a chaotic era. Image Source 🍠: 悠然睡着了 / 大萌 / Aspirin