[First Life Complete]
In books, the love between the hero and heroine is always heart-wrenching and tearjerking. Their undying romance wouldn't be possible without the supporting characters who set them off and help them along.
Su Nianqing was that cannon-fodder NPC supporting woman.
The kind who doesn't survive three chapters in a melodramatic xianxia novel.
She had only one job: get killed by the male lead and collect a generous payout.
The process was a little painful, but Su Nianqing's goal was "get off work early, earn good money, and avoid trouble."
Thanks to her stellar KPIs, she became a star NPC in the xianxia department, and was specifically chosen to serve as a stepping stone during the tribulation of the male lead, a privileged heir.
All she had to do was act like a spoiled nuisance around the male lead early on, irritating him by any means necessary and making him kill her ahead of schedule. That would help him quickly fall in love with the original heroine, who was far superior to her.
At first, she did a great job. The male lead, whose attention she had successfully attracted through all her schemes, did indeed show a degree of "annoyance." Her exit was just around the corner.
But...
Why had the male lead suddenly... stopped... following... the plot?!
Not only could she not exit the story, but the male lead dragged her into the heroine's role. In the end, even the fake death was carried out by him instead.
Su Nianqing: "...Who exactly is undergoing a tribulation here?"
[World One: The Millennium Herb Spirit Who Detoxifies the Immortal Venerable]
The demon king sent Su Nianqing to drain the poisoned Immortal Venerable's cultivation.
According to the plot, once she succeeded, the Immortal Venerable would eliminate the demons and prove his Dao, successfully overcoming his tribulation.
Who could have guessed that the Immortal Venerable would lose all his cultivation, be unable to even lift his sword, and have red-rimmed eyes with tears glistening in them?
Su Nianqing: Why hasn't the male lead fought back and killed me yet? What, the male lead says he'll find immortal marrow so I can become an immortal?
[World Two: The Neglected Servant Guarding the Demon-Suppressing Cave]
Su Nianqing accidentally fell into the Demon-Suppressing Cave and got trapped with the Demon Venerable.
Su Nianqing: "Come on, I'll teach you how to escape. Just use me as a stepping stone to blast open the stone gate..."
Who knew that several days later, Su Nianqing would be rescued from the cave by the Demon Venerable? Looking baffled, she said, "Next, you're supposed to return to the martial world, kill all your enemies, and save the heroine..."
The Demon Venerable gently shook his head. "No. I'll take you into seclusion in the mountains and forests, away from the world."
Su Nianqing: ...Did I end up on the wrong set again?
[World Three: The Transparent Second Disciple Expelled from the Sect]
This time, Su Nianqing had learned her lesson and picked a "certain death" scenario.
She joined the male lead's sect and became his most inconspicuous, yet most troublesome, second disciple. She spent years undercover in the sect, all so he could personally expel her on the night she stole its treasure.
If the male lead still refused to follow the script, she would die alongside her enemies and exit the story early.
Who knew that in the secret chamber, the male lead would embrace her from behind. "Niannian, I finally found you..."
Su Nianqing: ...Bro, why do you always refuse to follow the plot and ruin my plans?
Wait, no, why is the male lead looking at her more and more strangely?!
[World Four: The White Moonlight Substitute Abandoned by the Family Patriarch]
[World Five: The Ordinary, Delicate Girl Targeted by a Vengeful Ghost] (Truth Arc)
Reader's Guide:
1. A collection of melodramatic fake-death stories. The male lead is the same person, and recognizes the heroine in every life.
2. One-on-one romance, single-couple romance. The small worlds have bad endings, but the true world has a happy ending.
3. An NPC who just wants to get off work early, take the money, and disappear x a deeply devoted male lead who refuses to follow the plot and uses coercive methods to claim her.
4. The heroine is career-minded. She does the job for the money and absolutely refuses to take abuse.
5. Some supporting characters take on different roles in different worlds, sometimes as enemies and sometimes as allies, depending on the plot and their character traits.
6. I'll add more if I think of anything.
[Synopsis archived on Weibo on 2026.4.20]
Theme: Love is faith, strength, and a light in the dark
