Ji Yao transmigrates into a book, becoming (half of) the cannon-fodder female supporting character in a cultivation novel with thoroughly warped values.
She's a supporting character in name only, but genuine cannon fodder: the kind who gets killed by the female lead after appearing for just five hundred words.
According to the original story, after her death, the female lead will take her place as an imperial princess, kill the emperor who dotes on her and her eighteen older brothers, inherit the entire Shu Empire, and live it up like she's the queen of the world!
After transmigrating into the book, Ji Yao decides to strike first.
She tries every way she can to expose the female lead's false identity and cut off the cheat that launches her to success, only to discover that the cannon fodder's imperial princess identity is fake too.
Ji Yao: "?"
Wait, the original story never said that!
To take down the female lead, uncover the cannon fodder's true identity, and help her father and eighteen older brothers avoid their destined deaths, she can only travel across the Nine Provinces, train like crazy, grow stronger like crazy, and, along the way, make friends (crossed out) latch onto a few powerful big shots.
For instance, the Demon Lord who spent twenty-seven years pretending to be a river monster beneath the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda.
For instance, the Sect Leader who spent twenty-eight years practicing Cloud Ladder Flight behind Wudang Mountain.
For instance, the reincarnated Buddha who ate so much fish he could hardly bear to leave Shaolin...
Ji Yao doesn't mind that these big shots are a little strange, and tries to fit in.
There's nothing shameful about getting stronger so she can save her brothers.
But...
Demon Lord (crossed out), Seventh Brother Ji Qi: "I heard she dug out the bone from your heart. Is this the one? Want me to go dig around in her for you?"
Sect Leader (crossed out), Fifth Brother Ji Xuanyuan: "I heard she stole the match that was supposed to be yours. Was it the Sword Sect's leader or the Heaven Sect's leader? Neither? Then I'll kidnap every good-looking person in the Nine Provinces!"
Buddha (crossed out), Fourth Brother Jing Hongyu: "Little sister, want some fish? I've bought up every fish pond in the Nine Provinces!"
Ji Yao: What a shock! Turns out I got the everyone-dotes-on-me storyline!
