Summary: Third book about Heng Yu. A woman with unknown background who calls herself Heng Yu and turns the tide of her life when she travels the world.
The official description of this novel on JJ is a complete bs and does not represent the novel at all, since it mentions Heng Yu as a stepping stone. Basically, sometimes we know who is a protag and who is not, but usually we know nothing.
In the previous book this is what I liked about the author's style, they did not reveal a thing and the story could flow in unknown direction.
But this time you could hear phrases like "the memory was uploaded" etc. while it doesn't really change everything, we know nothing about the "original" direction. In many cases Heng Yu is not even a stepping stone, she feels like a random fodder tbh.
This novel is shorter and also the style is dry, unlike the previous book which at least could entertain you along with seriousness of some arcs, but this time it's just dry descriptions, a lot of those.
Also the book contains only 4 arcs, even if they're long, but I still think they kinda perfunctory.
Arc 1 is an ancient plane where Heng Yu is the sole survivor of her clan. This is a funnier arc in the beginning since Heng Yu fools a lot of people, here she meets a male protag and actually uses him as a magnet for talents she uses for herself. She starts as a small mountain bandit, then grows the economy of her small place and grows an army from refugees. Then she slowly infiltrates two provinces. Wins the third one and becomes a strength to be reckoned with. Basically returns with glory and restores the good name of her family of generals.
Arc 2 has a martial arts background, Heng Yu wanted to have fun after solving the imminent crisis - she is a fodder to be sacrificed to forge a sword. But then she becomes the best swordsman in the world and with the help of the plot solves the biggest sect that threatened to become sole force in the future.
Arc 3 was a bit much, Heng Yu travels to the funding period of China (mentioned 50's) and helps to solve a number of crisises that her country faces, pretty patriotic arc.
But surprise came from a different angle, not because Heng Yu suddenly did everything, but because she had a partner. If I'm not wrong she never married in any of her lives, but she did here. A good man who did not intervene with her career when they both tried to support the motherland.
Arc 4 and the last one, actually liked it the most and it was more profound in characterization, but also made me cry. In this one Heng Yu decides to be a playboy (crossdresses a lot as a man) as original was in the past, but then she meets two young men, one is a descendant of a general and another is a third prince. The case that was being solved got them involved and by the sheer connection of a life and death situation they became close. The story basically covers up the decision of the three and how the naive young men could change in the turbullent struggle for power. Although Heng Yu warned the third prince, but the other still decided to go on a path that made him dislike himself for doing things he struggled in the past. That struggle resulted in a tragedy and this was such an emotional showcasing of the weight of some decisions.
of course this part can't be compared to the second installment which will forever be my favorite, but the last arc rehabed this novel for me. Because otherwise it felt like a recycled material too.
RATE: 3/5.