[Transmigration into a book + two powerful leads + one-on-one romance + happy ending + the male lead wins himself over]
Mu Zhaoheng transmigrates into a book, arriving just one second before the original character’s death. With a blade hanging over her and her life on the line, she uses a secret from the book to survive for the moment. But the transmigration spirit tells her that only by winning over Xie Yuli can she turn things around and keep her original self alive. Win over her sworn enemy? What a challenging mission. She accepts. Whether she lives or dies doesn’t matter; she’s mainly here for the thrill of it. (All talk, no action.)
Mu Zhaoheng pulls out every trick to win over Xie Yuli, repeatedly saving his life in moments of danger. (Don’t ask how the danger came about.) Just as she finally wins him over, the truth blows up in her face!
Mu Zhaoheng thinks she has definitely failed her mission, and that Xie Yuli will surely take revenge once he learns the truth. So she strikes first, strips him of his office, and has him imprisoned, only to be secretly murdered herself.
After she dies, Xie Yuli goes mad. He beheads the people who harmed her, wipes out their entire families, then kneels in a temple and threatens the god of the dead: “If you don’t give her back to me, I’ll cut off your offerings and smash your golden statue!”
When she comes back to life, Xie Yuli defies propriety and embraces her in front of everyone. Mu Zhaoheng is dumbfounded, but it seems her mission is complete!
After that, Xie Yuli is like her shadow, always by her side. He joins her in observing the people’s lives, campaigning against the Northern Di, restoring order to the court, and raising the young emperor.
Mu Zhaoheng comes to think of him more and more as a treasure, until one day she can’t resist and has her way with him.
“Your Highness can’t seduce me and then abandon me!”
“I’ll do my best, I’ll do my best...”
A very nice book!