Imperial Phoenix 2
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Summary
This is a story of love and hate, life and death, empire and the human heart—serene on the surface, fierce to the bone. A long journey whose ambiguity and depth are best savored slowly on the tongue, like this deep, cold night: palace lanterns still lit, wind stirring jade blinds and golden hooks with a glittering clatter, a wisp of aloeswood curling up from a purple-gold lily censer.
And beneath the ash, a faint red spark smolders—silent power waiting for the moment it blazes forth.
The long wind rises, the phoenix dances: who will rule the realm?
This dazzling age, this opulent empire, these exquisite and brilliant men and women, these deep-laid plots and long-buried grudges, these desperate entanglements inked in vivid strokes across the vast blueprint of history by love and remembrance, longing and parting.
It begins now.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Historical romance readers who enjoy Tianxia Guiyuan's work
- Readers drawn to palace intrigue and complex relationships
- Readers comfortable with slow-burning narrative and emotional tension
- Those who have read Di Huang 1 and want to continue the story
Not a good fit for
- Readers who have not read the first volume and want to jump into the sequel
- Readers who prefer fast pacing and heavy action
- Readers uninterested in long historical romance and palace scheming
Reading tips
- Read Di Huang 1 first to avoid gaps in relationships and foreshadowing.
- Keep notes on characters to map the factions of the six palaces and emotional threads.
- Slow down and watch for recurring images such as ash and sparks.
- After each chapter, look back to see whether the opening foreshadowing has been answered.
About the publisher
Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional literature and art publisher. Judging from the books in the database, its publishing focus is on foreign literature, world classics, prose and miscellaneous writings, and classic works, while also covering literary appreciation and cultural reading. Representative titles include The Painter of Modern Life, Jane Eyre, Six Chapters of a Floating Life, The Moon and Sixpence, Selected Prose of Ji Xianlin, A Sportsman's Sketches, and Collected Prose of Famous Masters, involving Chinese and foreign authors such as Charles Baudelaire, Charlotte Brontë, Shen Fu, and W. Somerset Maugham, as well as translators including Guo Hong'an, Chen Jinhui, Jing Xing, and Jiao Haili. Overall, the press emphasizes the introduction of classic texts and the compilation of prose works, presenting a publishing profile centered on literary reading and cultural accumulation. As public information is limited, other aspects are not elaborated here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 卷一 涅槃卷
- 第九十二章 情动
- 第九十三章 挟持
- 第九十四章 兽子
- 第九十五章 约盟
- 第九十六章 问佛
- 第九十七章 龙杀
- 第九十八章 走光
- 第九十九章 情错
- 第一百章 揭秘
- 第一百零一章 阴火
- 第一百零二章 叩阍
- 第一百零三章 反击
- 第一百零四章 下狱
- 第一百零五章 牛诗
- 第一百零六章 半面
- 第一百零七章 幽禁
- 卷二 六国卷
- 第一章 六国
- 第二章 干架
- 第三章 强吻
- 第四章 试探
- 第五章 纵情
- 第六章 灭门
- 第七章 追杀
- 第八章 破阵
- 第九章 解救
- 第十章 生辰
- 第十一章 问情
- 第十二章 黄书
- 第十三章 酒楼
- 第十四章 刀锋
- 第十五章 厉杀
- 第十六章 轻吻
- 第十七章 剖心
- 第十八章 围困
- 第十九章 设陷
- 第二十章 决斗
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About the author
Tianxia Guiyuan is a Chinese web-fiction author known for time-travel and alternate-history novels, with nine works included in this collection. Her stories usually unfold within the power structures of ancient or imagined dynasties, centering on the growth, strategies, and emotional choices of female protagonists, with intricate plotting and close interplay between character relationships and court politics. Her representative works have been adapted for television: Huang Quan became The Rise of Phoenixes, Fuyao Huanghou became Legend of Fuyao, and Di Huang became Feng Buqi, all starring well-known actors, which shows the influence of her stories in screen adaptation. Other works include Nüdi Bense and the separate volumes of Di Huang. Public information about her nationality, dates of birth and death, and personal background is limited, so no speculation is made here.
