Lan Zhao, an overworked corporate drone, died suddenly after working all night. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to ancient times and become a six-year-old child.
Fortunately, her parents were loving and harmonious, and took good care of her. She often saw ghosts, rocks would inexplicably fall from the sky and hit her on the head, and even eating could leave her half-choked to death... Still, it wasn't all bad. She figured these were just side effects of being reborn.
Then, when she was sixteen, she went out and found herself surrounded by wandering spirits, every one of them glaring at her with murderous eyes.
Not far away, a man in a sky-blue robe stood beneath the moon, a sword strapped to his back. He was graceful and incredibly dramatic.
She immediately scrambled over and clung to his leg. "Master, save me!"
Fortunately, the handsome and kindhearted Daoist not only drove off every ghost, but also took her home.
Lan Zhao made a point of telling her parents to thank the Daoist properly. To her surprise, they nodded, then promptly dropped to their knees, clinging to his leg with tears and snot streaming down their faces. "Here's ten taels of silver. Please, Daoist, take our daughter away as soon as possible. My wife and I really can't take this anymore, "
Lan Zhao understood her parents. Who would want a daughter who brought nothing but misfortune?
She looked at the Daoist again. He was all alone and looked sickly. He might keel over any day now, so she could be there to see him off. That would be a way to repay him for saving her life.
Most importantly, the Daoist was a good person.
One night, Lin Yesheng's love poison flared up. Sweat beaded on his pale face, and to keep the poison from harming her, he even raised his sword to hurt himself.
Lan Zhao was deeply moved.
Just as Lin Yesheng's blade was about to fall, she shut her eyes in resignation, gritted her teeth, and hugged him.
*
Lin Yesheng had come down the mountain on his master's orders to capture his junior sister, who had betrayed their sect and killed countless people.
To his surprise, his junior sister was far more obedient than he'd expected. She was good at everything from massaging his shoulders and legs to serving tea and water, and she played innocent flawlessly.
Lin Yesheng watched her performance with cold eyes.
Then, one night, his love poison flared up. The culprit stood nearby, looking worried. Lin Yesheng had meant to kill her with one stroke, but his junior sister suddenly rushed over and hugged him, muttering things like, "One sacrifice for the good of the whole world," "I'll call it repayment for saving my life," and "It's only right for people like us to sacrifice ourselves for others."
Her tear-streaked face was full of the brave resolve of someone ready to die, but the hand reaching for his belt wouldn't stop trembling.
Lin Yesheng gazed into her watery eyes, then remembered how she'd desperately burrowed into his arms for shelter that night. His heart stirred, and he hugged her back.
[An optimistic little ray of sunshine who's actually a timid, unlucky girl x a handsome, scheming male lead who fell for her at first sight]
Older male lead, one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's firsts
Theme: Love yourself before you love someone else.
