After sacrificing herself to save the world, Si Lingyu was born into a novel called The Pure-Hearted Female Taoist Is Wild, the Scheming Crown Prince Can't Get Enough, bringing her memories and magical powers with her. Unlucky for her, she became the novel's heroine and was bound to a "Stay Alive Until Ninety-Nine" System. To stay alive, she had to complete missions.
One mission was so dangerous that failure meant death, and it brought Si Lingyu to the River God Temple, where she met the male lead, Ying Shuyue. According to the original story, this was where the heroine began protecting him.
Si Lingyu: “My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's!”
Who would want to protect a guy with the constitution of Tang Monk's flesh? Sure, he was fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, but she had no desire to spend the entire story running around like Monkey, fighting demons and monsters.
The Ghost King came to the River God Temple to claim a life. Ying Shuyue, the Crown Prince whose wealth practically radiated off him, stepped up to her and said, “If you can protect me tonight, I'll pay you three thousand taels of silver on the spot!”
You say three thousand, you pay three thousand!
Si Lingyu, penniless as ever, shouted, “A thunderous boom from the sky! Your old servant makes a dazzling entrance! You damned thing, taste my sword!”
So much money, so irresistible, it made countless heroines swoon.
At dawn, Si Lingyu tapped Ying Shuyue's sleep acupoint, grabbed the money, and ran off to Chang'an. But not long afterward, he caught her right in her own home.
As everyone in the Duke's residence wondered if she was about to become the Crown Princess and be doted on, Ying Shuyue cleared things up with one sentence: “Miss Si is a genius. She can hold the pass alone and keep every evil spirit at bay. I urgently need a master like her to protect me.”
What he meant was: I want her to work for me.
Si Lingyu had truly seen it all. She'd never seen a boss chase someone down just to force a job on them!
This is the fastest book I've followed. It's pretty good. I also like the characters in it. 👍👍👍