(1v1 romance + perceptive heroine vs ruthless hero)
Liu Sui's cultivation had stalled, so she snatched the immortal herb that should have belonged to Mu Chike, the chosen one blessed with great fortune, when he wasn't looking.
Mu Chike was a classic overpowered male protagonist, with cultivation talent and aptitude that no one could match.
But he acted like a villain: he knew no good or evil, cared only about profit, and was completely selfish. Anyone who took food from his mouth would be killed.
Liu Sui was lucky to survive. She was also unlucky, because he took an interest in her and forced her into a life-and-death pact.
The kind where if the master dies, the servant dies too.
Liu Sui couldn't escape him, and an opportunity eventually led her to become his cultivation partner.
Mu Chike would eventually have countless women in his harem, and sooner or later she would be cast aside. Liu Sui wasn't very ambitious. She just hoped to get as many opportunities as possible from him before that happened.
She waited and waited, until she was nearly ready to ascend, but Mu Chike still hadn't taken a single woman into his harem.
Liu Sui couldn't hold back any longer.
"Are you really not interested in any other women?"
Mu Chike's eyes were cold and deep. Liu Sui was frightened as he spoke in a soft, sinister voice.
"Liu Sui, if I hear you say that again, you won't want to know what happens next."
Mu Chike seemed to have broken character. He was extremely possessive and controlling toward her.
"Have you heard? Mu Chike, who kills without blinking, is completely henpecked."
"I've seen the two of them. His cultivation partner doesn't look like she likes him."
In the private room, Liu Sui heard their conversation below and felt her heart leap into her throat. Mu Chike had an arm around her waist and smiled faintly, his voice giving nothing away.
"Didn't you say you liked me?"
Liu Sui forced down her grimace and smiled sweetly.
"Of course I like you, Young Master Mu."
