Sometimes, Now

A vivacious, carefree heroine with maximum obliviousness * A decisive hero who secretly delights in things a little too easily

Xie Yunxi, an outstanding 21st-century cultural relic restorer, woke up one morning to find that, for no apparent reason, she had transmigrated to a bygone dynasty and become the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, who had just been falsely accused and thrown into prison.

During a covert operation, Xie Yunxi turned the scene of a famous unsolved case from the previous dynasty upside down. Just as she turned to run, a saber fell from the sky and nearly cut off her escape.

"Holy crap, it's a ghost! Aaaah!" As an atheist, Xie Yunxi gave the highest possible praise to the brocade-clad man who moved at an unscientific speed.

Other people get to know each other through a fight. Xie Yunxi got to know people by running away. Who would have thought she would be lucky enough to team up with Li Shifeng, the Dali Temple Deputy Minister and a popular historical figure from the previous dynasty?

As if! This guy wasn't some by-the-book ancient version of a cop. He was a demon who killed without batting an eye!

Xie Yunxi teamed up with Li Shifeng, offering her evidence-restoration skills as leverage. But she soon got entangled in the cases themselves. Piece by piece, they revealed Li Shifeng's true nature to her, and made her realize the dangers lurking in this world.

Beneath that seemingly cold exterior was a heart so easily flustered that provoking Li Shifeng became one of her favorite pastimes.

Until, little by little, Xie Yunxi's provocations began to take on a different meaning in Li Shifeng's eyes.

Her hands are so soft. Her eyes are so bright. How can she be... so cute?

Something's wrong with me.

But Xie Yunxi had no idea. She still made a point of trading barbs with Li Shifeng every day.

Xie Yunxi teases him, and the Deputy Minister ignores her while secretly enjoying it.

Xie Yunxi gets handsy, and the Deputy Minister ignores her while secretly enjoying it.

Xie Yunxi flirts with someone else, and the Deputy Minister can no longer enjoy it in secret...

After one case was solved, Li Shifeng caught Xie Yunxi dead drunk and fooling around with someone else, then carried her back to his room.

Through her bleary, drunken eyes, Xie Yunxi felt a warm touch at the corner of her lips. She looked up, realized it was the Deputy Minister, and bolted three miles away, waving her hands in refusal. "Sir, you mustn't! Men and women shouldn't touch!"

"If you're with me, it won't be improper for a man and a woman to touch."

Xie Yunxi sobered up. Her usually quick-witted brain promptly crashed...

Theme: Justice may be absent, but it will never arrive late.