A Cannon Fodder Bound to an Emperor Simulator

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Ning Shuwei has lived for seventeen years when one day she awakens memories of a past life and discovers, to her dismay, that the world she lives in is a novel about a Dragon Aotian protagonist.

In the novel, the Dragon Aotian hero is dumped by his fiancee and shouts, "The east bank of the river for thirty years, the west bank for thirty years!" And Ning Shuwei is that awful fiancee's... underling.

It's a tragic farce: she treats the girl like her best friend, while the girl treats her like a dog.

Ning Shuwei has never mattered much to her family. After taking stock of her life, she decides to mend her ways. Since things have come to this, she might as well run for it.

She has no intention of meeting the same end as in the original story, where the Dragon Aotian hero crushes her to death on a whim.

She opens her eyes to chaos in the front courtyard and realizes today is the day the Dragon Aotian hero is supposed to crush her to death. In a panic, she finds a dog hole and prepares to crawl out and flee.

She grunts and struggles through, emerging covered in dirt. Then she sees a pair of black brocade boots. She looks up. Who else could it be but the Dragon Aotian hero?

Ning Shuwei is horrified. I'm done for!

The Dragon Aotian hero's eyes gleam fiercely. There's still a survivor!

He draws his divine sword. Ning Shuwei is so scared she shuts her eyes.

Then she hears a voice: [Welcome back! Loading successful. Player under attack by an assassin. Use Minister Card?]

What is this? A golden finger? Ning Shuwei doesn't have time to think. "Use it, use it, use it, use it!!"

The divine sword flashes with killing intent. The Dragon Aotian hero swings his arm, about to cut off Ning Shuwei's head, when someone kicks him hard in the waist. The Golden Core cultivator flies three meters and tumbles across the ground.

A clear, spirited young voice rings out: "Your Majesty, your subordinate Huo Qubing arrived too late to save you. Please forgive me!"

Ning Shuwei's eyes fly open.

Beneath the moonlight, a spirited young general kneels before her on one knee, a sword at his waist, his gaze burning bright.

Wha...

Huo Qubing?!

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A new little sect appears in the cultivation world, called the Great Xia Sect. The young cultivator registering it with the Immortal Alliance doesn't pay the poor sect any mind. When asked about its assets, the young woman gives an awkward smile and holds up a hand signal.

The cultivator says, "Oh? Three thousand top-grade spirit stones. That's certainly a bit poor..."

The young woman waves her hands. "Thirty low-grade spirit stones."

The cultivator: "...What?"

The Great Xia Sect attracts no one's attention, until a year later, when it makes a sudden rise at the Immortal Sects' Grand Tournament.

It fights its way to the doorstep of the number-one immortal sect.

Everyone says the Great Xia Sect is bound to lose.

But after three days of competition, the number-one immortal sect loses every match.

The world erupts in an uproar. The number-one sect's geniuses stare at the Great Xia Sect cultivators in their shabby robes, their faces livid.

The cultivators come in all shapes and sizes, young and old. Not one of them looks remotely like an immortal, yet somehow they still win.

Great Xia Sect leader Ning Shuwei is panicking too. She only heard that there was prize money at the Immortal Sects' Grand Tournament, so she came to support her big family. How was she supposed to know these people would be so easy to beat? Are these really the cultivators she knows, the ones who look down their noses at everyone?

One punch and they spit blood. She thought they were faking it!

And that Dragon Aotian hero was burned to a crisp when Zhang Jue summoned thunder and struck him down. Come on, how pathetic can you get?!

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1. Emperor simulator: Ning Ning is the emperor of the cultivation world!

2. The Dragon Aotian hero is not the male lead.

3. Ning Ning will gradually grow stronger, with a super powerful golden finger!

4. The story has two parts: Ning Ning, emperor of the cultivation world, and Ning Ning, the wish-granting master.

Blurb dated 2025.10.23

Theme: Hard work pays off