The First Move

The moon hung high over the imperial palace, casting long silver shadows across the polished floors. The night was still, yet within its silence, the game was already in motion.

Lady Lu stood by the window of her chamber, her golden eyes reflecting the dim torchlight. She had waited long enough. The time for quiet patience was over.

Tonight, the first piece would fall.

Zhuo Fan had spent years mastering the art of control. He had learned how to manoeuvre people, manipulate information, and protect the Luo Clan from the shadows.

But now, as he stood before Lady Lu, watching the eerie calm in her expression, he realized something unsettling.

He had never been in control.

"You want the throne." His voice was steady, but there was an undercurrent of something else—something between awe and fear.

Lady Lu turned to him, her lips curving into a small, knowing smile. "I do not want it, Zhuo."

She stepped closer, and for a moment, Zhuo swore the air around her shifted—like an unseen force rippled at her command.

"I will take it."

A chill ran down his spine.

Zhuo had always believed himself to be the one protecting the Luo Clan. Now, for the first time, he wondered if it had been the other way around.

"And Qu Qing Cheng?" he asked, testing her.

Lady Lu’s smile did not fade. "She will be the first lesson."

In the imperial palace, Qu Qing Cheng lounged on a silk-draped chaise, a goblet of wine in her hand. The reports from her spies had been amusing—Lady Lu, growing stronger? The Luo Clan, rising in power?

Ridiculous.

Lady Lu was nothing more than an orphaned noblewoman playing a game she didn’t understand.

A servant approached hesitantly, bowing low. "My Lady, the Emperor has called for you. An urgent matter."

Qu Qing Cheng arched a brow. The Emperor rarely summoned her at night. "What matter?"

The servant did not meet her gaze. "It concerns… your family."

Something in the way he spoke made her sit up, her grip tightening on the goblet. "Explain."

"The imperial court has received information," the servant said carefully. "Documents—letters—suggesting that your father was involved in a plot against the late Emperor."

The room went silent.

Qu Qing Cheng’s breath stilled. "What nonsense is this?"

"His Majesty is demanding an inquiry."

A slow, cold dread crept up her spine.

Someone had done this deliberately. Someone had planted these letters. Someone wanted her vulnerable.

Lady Lu.

Qu Qing Cheng clenched her jaw. She had underestimated that woman.

But not anymore.

Lady Lu had made the first move.

Now, it was war.

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It's Earthquake:- 💔

[Intro]

It hits me like an earthquake (Uh-huh)

Deo ppareuge my heart race (Uh-huh)

Onmomi tteollyeo can't stand (Uh-huh)

Neol bujeonghal su eopsge (Uh-huh)

I think I'm gonna

[Verse 1]

Simjang off the chart machi race car

(Vroom, vroom, vroom)

Siganjocha fast sumi meojge

(Vroom, vroom, vroom)

[Pre-Chorus]

Beoseonaryeo halsurok neoneun jiteojyeo

Almyeonseo kkaeeonal su eopsneun kkumcheoreom

There's a shock coming after jigeum

('Bout to blow, 'bout to blow, 'bout to blow, 'bout to blow)

[Chorus]

It hits me like an earthquake (Uh-huh)

Deo ppareuge my heart race (Uh-huh)

Onmomi tteollyeo can't stand (Uh-huh)

Neol bujeonghal su eopsge (Uh-huh)

[Post-Chorus]

I think I'm gonna

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-ra, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

I think I'm gonna

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-ra, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

I think I'm gonna

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[Verse 2]

Wake up, electric touch

Nae mami chumchwo

You give me that good, good

From every angle

Nae sesangeul deopchin neol gajyeoyagesseo

[Pre-Chorus]

Beoseonaryeo halsurok neoneun jiteojyeo

Almyeonseo kkaeeonal su eopsneun kkumcheoreom

There's a shock coming after jigeum

('Bout to blow, 'bout to blow, 'bout to blow, 'bout to blow)

[Chorus]

It hits me like an earthquake (Uh-huh)

Deo ppareuge my heart race (Uh-huh)

Onmomi tteollyeo can't stand (Uh-huh)

Neol bujeonghal su eopsge (Uh-huh)

[Post-Chorus]

I think I'm gonna

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-ra, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

I think I'm gonna

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-ra, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

[Bridge]

'Cause I gipi tteoreojyeodo, and I love it

Gudi mal an haedo yeah I'm feelin' you

One touch, baby, I fall nan neol wonhae

Ne nundongja soge gadwojwo nal all of the time

[Chorus]

It hits me like an earthquake (Uh-huh)

Deo ppareuge my heart race (Uh-huh)

Onmomi tteollyeo can't stand (Uh-huh)

Neol bujeonghal su eopsge

[Post-Chorus]

I think I'm gonna

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-ra, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

I think I'm gonna

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-ra, da-ra-ra-ra

Da-da, da-ra-ra-ra

I think I'm gonna

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