Beneath the Surface

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On such a day, the fifth young master, known for his secluded scholarly pursuits and refined demeanor, accidentally revealed his mastery of martial arts and was now capable of effortlessly piercing a target with an arrow from a hundred paces.

The third young miss, raised in the untamed borderlands and unbound by convention, revealed a hidden talent. She could now debate with a room full of scholars, her wit and knowledge matching theirs blow for blow.

To everyone’s astonishment, these two had been hiding their true abilities. They were both forces to be reckoned with!

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深藏不露
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10/09/24 carpreads c69
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Potatoteeth
Potatoteeth rated it
October 16, 2024
Status: Completed
The body swap trope is a little old, but the execution is adorable. The author knows what they're doing and nothing drags on. I loved it. 5 stars.
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dramamonster
dramamonster rated it
October 15, 2024
Status: Completed
Fluffy body swap novel in an ancient Capital between a valiant frontier general's daughter FL, and a weak, scholarly duke's son ML.

Light and warm novel, even the Emperor is a kind, chaotic goofball.
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TheEscapist
TheEscapist rated it
October 13, 2024
Status: c69
This is a really sweet and cute short read. Don’t expect any heavy drama and face slapping revenge here, all the characters are positive and cute. Even the villains aren’t really bad at all, they are shown to be human with their own motivations. Nonetheless it’s very well written and enjoyable with some depth.
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Terralia
Terralia rated it
October 12, 2024
Status: --
This is a fluffy, feel-good short read. ML and FL are well matched, and the author's knife is short but sharp. Honestly, this is
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one of the better examples of mixed families that I've seen in CNovels, even though it's still bound by historical morals.

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Don't go into this expecting terrible family dramas or lots of face slapping. It's a lot of feels and one, teensy tiny face slapping incident, and a whole lot of fluff. Good quick read if you're in the mood for that kind of stuff.
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Torres_Loka
Torres_Loka rated it
March 20, 2025
Status: Completed
The story is lovely.

My favorite part was the FL’s mother’s story and her romance. The sibling-like relationships within the Gu and He families, as well as the loving bonds between the Fu and Song parents, are charming and touching—I even cried at some moments.

The body swap was interesting but a bit tedious. However, once they returned to their original selves, the story took a positive turn.

The plot is simple, with some holes, forgotten storylines, and characters. Some things are left unresolved, but the main storyline leads to a happy ending... more>> (HE).

The relationship between the FL and ML feels more like that of siblings or close friends—I wouldn’t even call it a romance.

The story is fast-paced, filled with cute and funny moments. I recommend it! <<less
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Loni4ever
Loni4ever rated it
January 11, 2025
Status: c69
Nice.

Lmao but for real, this was quite an enjoyable, nice read. Fluffy and cute and with a wholesome focus on family. I feel like among other themes like the bodyswitching, romance, and ideas of gender equality (easily supported by the female MC's badassery), the healing and (re) forging of familial ties seemed to be most prevalent. I loved that part of this story, and I'm really happy for our leads and their families.

Though it's not perfect, I could only list half a handful of things that didn't really sit right... more>> with me, while the things that did number in the dozens.

It really is lovely, with a satisfying ending. A cute, somewhat simple but heartwarmingly precious read. <<less
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Nightmare8
Nightmare8 rated it
January 2, 2025
Status: c31
Omg, I seriously declare FL as really cute!!!

Ever seen a girl fighting her own family just to get boy's hand in marriage in a novel?

Climbing up a wall just to get to her own house?

... more>> MLs dad crying on her shoulder and her reporting to ML that his father actually loves him in middle of night?

Someone stating ML faults?

Nope right

Here is the work

usually I dislike ancient novels from girls perspective because we know how much they are constrained hence the plot mostly revolves around home, grandmother, half-sisters, aunt's and hierarchy between these women but here you gain a fresh new perspective and even feel the if FL was seriously a men then she would be the top bachelor available.

Also because of FL ML doesn't have the trouble of 'going into the house' to bring the bride of course.

And op ML is not here thankfully he's just.... not the one to be bullied....

I didn't want a yoai and I normally could only get this kind of exiting plot on that genre but now this...I LOVE IT!!!!! <<less
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LemmonPaii
LemmonPaii rated it
November 26, 2024
Status: Completed
A straightforward novel, with cute characters and a little plot twist. The drama is minimal and the pace is a little fast but you will enjoy the relationships development and all the uncovered truths.

Recommended.

The extras 10 out of 10
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Two watermelons
Two watermelons rated it
November 25, 2024
Status: Completed
This is a light story, but I cried several times while reading this story. There is a bit of family drama, I like the relationship between ML and his family, I was sad when I read the part when ml's father apologized, for fl's family too. Actually I want to read more about fl's family, her relationship with her father. Well, I'm just biased because I prefer novels in the family genre. Overall I recommend this story
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sprihau
sprihau rated it
October 19, 2024
Status: Completed
Short and sweet!

The leads body switch and enjoy their lives especially the FL.. LOL.. The story isn't deep and the world building isn't complicated. It feels like you are reading an extra novel.. But they explain stuff well enough so you don't miss anything.
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