The Secrets of Tarot Series

Shen Mingxia is far from a monster. After a violent childhood outburst leads to the disfigurement of her bully's face, Mingxia is labeled as Shangzihua's village yaoguai. The humans fear her destructive power, leading to years of hostility, distrust, and abuse. Despite the humans' hatred towards her, she strives to prove them wrong by becoming a successful herbalist. But fate has other plans. When Crown Prince Liwei and Emperor Xun arrive in Shangzihua, a powerful mate bond ties her and the Crown Prince together, revealing her true identity and the secrets of the past. As she tries to accept her Celestial dragon origins and the truth about her parents, Mingxia faces another inevitable truth: the coming of the Tarot. In order to fulfill her destiny as the Last Celestial, she must overcome the demons of her past and successfully cultivate to prove to the Council, and the people of Wuzhen, she is worthy of being their Empress.

He's the Emperor of Wuzhen with the weight of the world on his shoulders. She's a dancing water dragon struggling to support her sect. Together, they must overcome the war and resist the call of the Tarot. Follow the love story of Fang Xun and Li Cai Min, the parents of Liwei from A Celestial Requiem, in this prequel novella.   Fang Xun is known to all as the great dragon king and Emperor of Wuzhen. However, to the elemental mages, he is nothing more than an obstacle standing in their path. After the brutal assault in the earth dragon district, Xun is determined to return things to normal, starting with the Mid-Autumn Festival. In a kingdom that is slowly crumbling around him, he meets his fated mate.   Li Cai Min is a water dragon halfling who travels with a dancing troupe to earn money for the water dragon district as they cope with the constant demon attacks. She questions her own self-worth when she discovers her mate is the most powerful man in Wuzhen. However, traditional values and high expectations of the Council prevent them from being together.   Assigned a test to prove her courage and strength, she must overcome her tragic past in order to prove she is worthy of being Wuzhen's Empress and the Emperor's mate. And if it didn't make matters worse, she has to find a way to help her mate resist the call of the Tarot.

Mingxia's Celestial Judgment in the Isles of Calypso ended in her favor. While proving her worth as Wuzhen's Empress to the Imperial Council, Mingxia lays claim to four more Major Arcana and one suit of the Minor Arcana. A battle well fought, but carries the weight of traumatic events with it. Three months have passed since then. Mingxia and Liwei have recovered, but peace never reigns long. Unfortunate circumstances arise, which ends with Liwei being poisoned by a Demon Lord. The only way to cure him lies in the aquatic regions of Naestrirea. And so, Mingxia, with the aid of their Avian envoy, Jing-Wei, embark on a journey to collect the ingredients needed to cure the yaoguai poison. Forced to stay in Aivrena, Liwei has to trust that Mingxia's safety won't be jeopardized as she enters her enemy's den and finds herself trapped in the middle of an age old conflict between the Mer and the Avians.