No romance for the protagonist + strong female lead + System + transmigration + modern-to-ancient setting + ensemble cast + imperial exams + plot-driven + character growth + fictional dynasty + inventor
I’m a student at the prestigious Capital University. How could I possibly be the defendant in a murder case?
What? You say I’ve done all kinds of evil? That I hold grudges and always get even? That I’m devious and deceitful? That women should know their place and behave themselves?
Sorry, I have a black hand. The small-minded deserve what I do to them.
And they deserve the consequences, too.
You expect me to take the fall for some small-minded wretch and go to prison? Dream on!
After I transmigrate, I get a System. It’s called Liping. What a charming name!
Liping, it’s time to set up my golden finger’s journey, right?
Wait, Liping, why do I have to fight monsters? And invent things, too?
Oh, well. Fighting monsters and leveling up on the road to learning, with a little original invention on the side. Easy enough.
I left home to be myself, never guessing I’d top the imperial exams!
Top the exams and wear the dragon robe? Not quite.
What I want is a world of peace and prosperity, where women can also serve as officials and shine.
That’s right, a whole world. No one, nor anything else, can stand in my way.
“Sometimes I just don’t understand you. What is it you really want?” Without turning around, she pretended to be busy, tapping at the book as she asked.
Pei Chiheng gently set down his brush and slowly ground ink with his other hand, a faint smile on his face. “I don’t want anything. The Huaxia Kingdom belongs to no one. It belongs to the people.”
(Note: The protagonist isn't emotionless! She's just not the kind to be nice. No brainless wish fulfillment. The real pleasure is a story with brains that doesn't treat its readers like idiots! I have an obsessive need for everything to make sense, so I agonize over all the little details, sob sob sob. I wish I could get down on my knees and beg myself to stop thinking about them. Also, the dynasty is definitely fictional.)
