She Tortures the Madman, Slays Her Way Through the Story, and Becomes Empress

Name: She Tortures the Madman, Slays Her Way Through the Story, and Becomes Empress
Author: Mirror Beyond the Clouds

让疯批受虐，她杀穿全文当女帝

by Mirror Beyond the Clouds (云外镜)

Status: Completed
Length: 676k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Palace & Household Intrigue
Updated: 2y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[No romance + strong female lead + career-focused story + frail, villainous woman + cold-blooded lunatic + woman disguises herself as a man + a touch of political intrigue + not a brainless power fantasy]

After going on a killing spree in the cultivation world in her previous life, Xie Nanzui is sentenced by the Heavenly Dao to become the heroine of an ancient-style novel full of physical and emotional torment.

In the original story, the heroine is used by the male lead's first love. The other woman fakes her death and escapes, leaving the heroine as the target of the male lead's revenge.

The male lead uses the heroine, has her entire family executed, and reduces her to a lowly courtesan.

The villain uses her as a pawn in the struggle for imperial power. The male lead torments her body and heart, and she eventually dies in misery after a life of suffering.

The Heavenly Dao tells her that if Xie Nanzui experiences the turmoil of love and hate and learns the pain of gaining and losing, she can return to her original world.

Xie Nanzui says that's no problem.

But when the male lead's first love uses her to fake her death, Xie Nanzui strikes without hesitation and sends her to the grave.

On the eve of the male lead's massacre of her family, the household is empty, with nothing left but a corpse whose head is intact and body has rotted away.

When the villain sends an undercover guard to rescue her, she kills him with one stroke and redirects the blame elsewhere.

Meanwhile, she transforms herself into an unprecedented genius from Licheng in Jinzhou, the leader of the Green Robes Thirteenth Tower, and the foremost of the Four Young Masters of Chishui Residence.

As three regions fall into chaos and five kingdoms vie for power, she turns the tide of the age of upheaval by her own hand.

The fate of the throne changes at her whim.

Those who once tormented her body and heart now crawl at her feet, begging only for death.

On the day of the ceremony marking her unification of the three regions, the Heavenly Dao, gone for many years, appears and demands furiously, “Where are your trials of love and hate? Where is your pain of gaining and losing?”

Xie Nanzui spreads her hands and parts her vermilion lips. “I gained the world and loneliness, and lost love and redemption. How... does that not count as the pain of gaining and losing?”

[If you have conventional values, don't read. You can skip straight to Chapter 53, where the female supporting character dies.]

Other names

Shocking! The Madwoman Exiled Into a Tragic Romance Became Empress惊！被贬虐文的疯批当上女帝了Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

293Chapters

352Reads · 30 days

112.9kReads · all time

8.6Score

54Listens

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The female lead is intelligent, ambitious, decisive, and ruthless; I like her character design. Compared to similar novels, the revenge plot progresses very quickly. The political intrigue is a bit naive, but I personally find it acceptable. It's a great read as a strong female lead story.
26 likes2y ago
I've read up to chapter 71 so far. The female lead is really crazy, and I absolutely love crazy beauties! Anyway, I'm really interested. The plot is even better than I expected. So, how should I put it? +1 for good reviews! Hmm, maybe it'll be even better if I read more. 👍👍 [Attention][Attention]
20 likes2y ago
"She and Chu Xichen are like enemies tied together by a rope by the heavens, hanging on the edge of a cliff. The day Chu Xichen stands on the cliff, she will be close to death." At first, I didn't understand why such a calm and composed person had such turbulent emotions inside.
19 likes2y ago
The female lead is very capable and intelligent, with a firm grasp of the overall situation. Everything is within her expectations, truly embodying the strategist's ability to win by personally entering the game and making decisive moves. The entire story is a powerful female lead story without any sense of frustration. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her ruthless and cold-blooded.
15 likes2y ago
Ahhh, author, keep it up! I started following the series from the very beginning with the story of Brother Mumen, and then read all of the books. I really, really love the author's writing style. It's not exactly how I would describe it, it just has a mysterious, magnetic charm. I really love it; you definitely shouldn't miss out! The author is amazing!
15 likes2y ago
This book requires careful reading, taking your time. I really enjoyed it from the beginning and finished it, but the updates were too slow, so I saved it up to read later. Sometimes I like mindless, satisfying stories, but I also like stories with brains. A satisfying story doesn't necessarily involve killing everyone off at the beginning; it can involve using tactics gradually.
12 likes2y ago
So good! Ahhh, Xie Nan is the most awesome! A female lead enthusiast's ultimate egoist, she's incredibly calculating, a woman who can navigate a sea of women without getting attached. Not only is she intelligent, but she's also highly skilled in martial arts. I can't wait for the day she unifies the world! 🥰
12 likes2y ago
The female lead is well-developed; she is a mature political animal (in a positive sense), ambitious and capable. Most importantly, she always maintains her rationality, ensuring that every decision she makes is precise and effective. The male supporting characters around the female lead are also well-developed. He has experienced many hardships but his kindness remains.
11 likes2y ago
It's so good! I feel the rating shouldn't be this low; it should be at least a 9 or higher. From being a cannon fodder character in a tragic story to fiercely defying the heavens, Zui Zui's journey hasn't been easy, but she's really amazing! 👍
11 likes2y ago
I followed the entire series on Douyin (TikTok), spending over 4 hours a day on it, and finished it in about two days. It was definitely a very satisfying read as a female-centric novel; the female lead was genuinely plotting for the throne, rather than following some benevolent, saintly path, and simply killing her way through. In conclusion: Xiao Xie toyed with Yu Xiaogou with ease! 😆😆
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