[Dual Secret Identities] [Black-Hearted Sweethearts] [Bickering Couple] [High-Tension Push and Pull] [Determined Not to Reveal Their Identities]
Jiang Chuyan, daughter of a family of generals, can shoot eagles from horseback and slap a scheming green tea girl across the face. In the capital's circle of noble young ladies, she's known as a troublemaker.
No one knows she's the top-ranked assassin in the Night Fiend, a killer organization.
One sword strike, one fatal blow. She's never lost.
Qi Feibai, heir to a noble title, is the capital's number-one playboy. He raises birds, fights crickets, and has no interest in studying.
No one knows he's the youngest Heavenly Master of the Daoist sect.
His talismans command the world, leaving ghosts wailing and spirits trembling.
Then one night, she takes a contract to kill a powerful eunuch, while he studies the stars to hunt down an evil spirit.
Under a dark, windy sky, they run into each other on a rooftop with nowhere to turn.
Jiang Chuyan (face covered with black cloth, dagger drawn): ...
Qi Feibai (dressed in the Embroidered Uniform Guard's flying-fish robe, copper coins covering his eyes, half a talisman still in hand): ...
Under the moonlight, two pairs of eyes silently face off, and both slowly form a question mark.
The next day, at the Duke's flower-viewing banquet.
Jiang Chuyan smiles demurely behind her round fan. "Did Your Lordship sleep well last night? I hear things have been rather unsettled at the Eastern Depot."
Qi Feibai lazily waves his folding fan, smiling wryly. "How kind of Miss Jiang to ask. But you have dark circles under your eyes. What, did you climb over a wall last night?"
Jiang Chuyan: ...
Qi Feibai: ...
Help, this guy is suspicious.
But I'm absolutely not revealing my secret identity first.
#StillTryingToOutactMyRivalToday#
#HeChasedMeAcrossTheRooftopsAllNightThenTurnedAroundAndSaidHeAdmiresMe#
#WhenTheCapital'sTopAssassinGetsPinnedAgainstAWallByTheTopPlayboyAndMadeToReciteTheHeart-ClearingMantra#
Main characters: Jiang Chuyan (a sweet-faced, black-hearted assassin, forced to act demure) | Qi Feibai (a carefree Daoist, forced to act stubborn)
Bonus Scene: Coming Soon
One day, at the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence.
Qi Feibai arrives to propose, smiling casually. "I have been in love with Miss Jiang for a long time."
Behind a screen, Jiang Chuyan grips her dagger and grits her teeth as she tells her maid, "Go tell him that if he wants to marry me, he'll have to beat the blade in my hand first."
That night, under a dark, windy sky.
Jiang Chuyan changes into her night clothes, ready to teach the fellow a lesson.
She opens the door, and Qi Feibai is leaning in the corridor, spinning a copper coin in his hand as he raises an eyebrow at her.
"Miss Jiang," he drawls, "it's so late, and you're dressed like that..."
"Are you off to dispense justice in Heaven's name?"
Jiang Chuyan: ...
How long are you planning to keep that secret identity hidden?!
[Author's Note]
1. They both have secret identities, and they're both master actors. They absolutely will not reveal them (if they do, I lose).
2. A bickering couple: they fight whenever they meet, then flirt when they're done.
3. The heroine is sweet on the outside and truly black-hearted on the inside. She really can kill people. She's not a coy little kitten.
4. The hero's carefree attitude is an act. He's really a Heavenly Master forced to work overtime, hunting demons all night and getting up early to act like a playboy. It's exhausting.
5. Please add to your library and leave a comment~ A bonus scene will appear in the comments: the first time Qi Feibai learns the true identity of the Night Fiend's top assassin.
Theme: True honesty means still being willing to turn your back to someone when your blades are crossed
