Are There Any Good People Left in This Martial World?

The moment she opened her eyes, Chi Suihan had become the deranged villain in a revenge story.

A demon lord for a father, a mother who died young, and a woman who slaughtered her adoptive parents' entire family.

Worse still, in two months, the adoptive sister whose whole family the original owner wiped out would be reborn and lead the righteous martial world in hunting her down.

Chi Suihan: “...Is this what they mean by the worst possible start?”

To stay alive, she had no choice but to hide her martial arts and put on a harmless act every day.

But the martial world grew murkier with every step, and far more people wanted her dead than the book had ever mentioned.

Following a trail of old cases, she discovered that under the seemingly peaceful surface, dark currents had long been swirling: prestigious sects committed evil in secret and slaughtered one another; the imperial court had infiltrated every corner and was manipulating the martial world. She was nothing more than a sacrifice in this conspiracy.

The moment she saw the bounty notice bearing her name, she finally understood that endless forbearance would only invite more trouble.

In that case, she would stop holding back.

Whoever plotted to draw her into their scheme, she would wreck it completely. Whoever tried to pin their dirty deeds on her, she would expose the filthy truth to the world.

Chi Suihan: “I'm just ridding the world of evildoers. No need to thank me.”

Chi Suihan couldn't quite figure out Chi Ji.

Back then, she'd softened for a moment and spared his life. After that, he followed her around without so much as asking, and no matter how often she tried, she couldn't get rid of him.

Chi Suihan thought he might still be useful, so she let him stay by her side. But little by little, things started to feel increasingly wrong.

Chi Ji had a powerful bloodlust and acted without restraint, yet he obeyed her every command. He knew far too many of her secrets and should have been the person she most needed to eliminate. But even when his life was on the line, he had never once tried to kill her.

Chi Suihan had no idea what he wanted, so she stayed on her guard day after day.

Until one night, Chi Ji knelt before her and confessed all the love he'd kept hidden in his heart.

He said, “You're the only one who treats me like a person.”

But Chi Suihan didn't even know which day she might die. How could she possibly have time for romance?

She thought that after she rejected him, Chi Ji would give up on his unrealistic hopes.

But on the day the righteous factions surrounded her, Chi Ji crawled out of a mountain of corpses. He wiped his blood-soaked hands clean on his clothes before daring to reach for the hem of her garment, trembling.

His face was smeared with blood, yet he wore a cautious, almost bashful smile as he tried to please her. “Let me stay by your side. No one will be more useful than me.”

The words “Leave” were already on her lips, but when Chi Suihan spoke, she somehow answered, “All right.”

[Little Scene]

Later, the two of them were staying in a small town. Chi Suihan had merely exchanged a few extra words with the butcher, but when she got home, she found Chi Ji sitting in the courtyard, washing clothes with a dark look on his face. He didn't even come over to greet her when she returned.

Chi Ji said resentfully, “Why does the butcher have so much to say?”

“Hmm?”

“Tonight, I'll go cut out his tongue.”

Chi Suihan glanced at him.

Chi Ji lowered his head and scrubbed the clothes in his hands even harder. Only after a long pause did he mutter, “I was joking.”

Reading Guide:

1. The main story follows the heroine as she fights to survive, breaks out of her predicament, and exposes a conspiracy in the martial world.

2. The hero loved only the heroine in both his past and present lives. The romance develops alongside the plot and is somewhat slow-burn. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, it's a one-on-one romance with a happy ending, and there's no rivalry between women.

3. Every character has their own motives. No one is absolutely good.

4. It takes a little time for the plot to unfold. Try reading a few more chapters, and if you're interested, please add it to your collection~

The next historical romance in the same setting is The Sparrow's Kill. Here's the blurb:

On her wedding night, the groom drank the nuptial wine, spat blood, and fell unconscious. The new concubine, Wei Zhuo, became the prime suspect.

The eldest young master led a search of the entire manor, but Wei Zhuo noticed that the personal guard standing beside him looked familiar.

The man stood there with lowered eyes, holding a sword.

It was Yuan Xiangan, the man who had once exchanged wedding vows with Wei Zhuo, then abandoned her and fled alone when pursuers came after them.

Her family had been destroyed, she had been abducted to the general's manor, and she had been forced to change her name and endure endless torment, all because of him.

When her name was finally cleared, the eldest young master asked what compensation she wanted.

Wei Zhuo smiled and pointed at Yuan Xiangan. “I want him.”

Yuan Xiangan had never imagined he would see Wei Zhuo again, much less that she would be the concubine his father had newly taken.

But he was born to a courtesan and left out of the family register. He didn't even have the right to address her as his father's concubine.

He became Wei Zhuo's personal guard, standing watch outside her room day after day, watching the eldest young master keep her company and return only in the dead of night.

He thought he could bear the loneliness.

But when Wei Zhuo looked at him coldly and once again told him about her affair with the eldest young master, Yuan Xiangan still couldn't hold back. He pressed her against the table.

He asked, “What am I supposed to call you? Wife, auntie, or sister-in-law?”

Wei Zhuo pulled her hand free, pinched his cheek, and said each word slowly: “Now, I am your master.”

The general's manor's shadow guards never leave survivors, but Wei Zhuo was an exception.

When they first met, she was leaning over her parents' bodies, her face streaked with tears, yet heartbreakingly lovely.

The eldest young master crouched beside her. His calloused fingers brushed her face, and his eyes were filled with infatuation.

“She has the makings of someone who can use her beauty to seduce people.”

In the shadow guard camp, Wei Zhuo had a room of her own. Missions that required her to use her beauty to ensnare someone were rare, but the eldest young master visited almost every day.

The day before the wedding, the eldest young master held Wei Zhuo in his arms, greedily breathing in her scent.

Wei Zhuo whispered, “After tomorrow, you should start calling me Auntie.”

The eldest young master licked her shoulder and replied in a muffled voice, “I know, Auntie.”

Ever since the Third Prince took Wei Zhuo into the palace, he had knocked on her door every day.

Sometimes they chatted about life in the streets; sometimes they shared poems and music. He piled countless gold and silver ornaments in her courtyard, all to win a smile from the beauty.

When he saw that Wei Zhuo was still gloomy every day, the Third Prince asked tentatively, “Is there anything you want?”

Wei Zhuo replied, “I want to leave the palace.”

The Third Prince didn't hesitate at all. “Anything but that. I can give you whatever else you want.”

Wei Zhuo closed her eyes in resignation. “Then bring my personal guard into the palace, too.”

In her gilded cage, the Third Prince promised Wei Zhuo a false freedom.

On the day he donned the imperial robes, he led Wei Zhuo into the great hall. “If you want it, the place by my side is yours.”

Wei Zhuo gave him the same answer as before. “I want to leave the palace.”

Reading Guide:

1. This is a reverse harem story. The blurb doesn't cover everything, just a few characters with substantial roles.

2. Includes a groveling chase, coercive possession, revenge, and betrayal. The heroine will stop at nothing to achieve her goals and will use everyone around her.

3. The heroine is sexually inexperienced, and all the men are sexually inexperienced. The old general is poisoned at the beginning and isn't part of the romance.

4. The heroine isn't a sweet, innocent flower. The romance centers on the idea that hate outlasts love, so this is not a sweet romance.

5. The early story takes place in the general's manor, while most of the plot unfolds in the imperial palace, with some court intrigue.

Other Upcoming Books:

1. When a Little Immortal Meets a Short-Lived Man: A carefree immortal heroine × a short-lived hero, a whimsical and sweet story full of food and fun.

2. Should I Say Yes When He Comes Crawling Back? [The Second Male Lead Wins]: The hero's groveling chase plus the second male lead winning her heart. The second male lead has less page time than the hero.

3. Welcome to the Innocence Apartments: A large cast in a variant of Werewolf, combined with rule-based horror.

Theme: If you want to stay alive, you can only rely on yourself.