Mu Shao transmigrates into the book she wrote herself.
She is the beloved young master of the Grand Preceptor’s household, a woman disguised as a man, and a cannon-fodder character who won’t survive past the first chapter.
To make it to the ending, she ventures into a tiger’s den and a wolf’s lair, outwits monsters and demons, and works herself to the bone to keep the plot on track, while the scheming villain watches and laughs. Furious, she says, “Bring it on! I’m the author. You think I can’t take you down?”
A powerful official pats the bed. “Want to try?”