Hunted by the Villain While Trying to Save the Second Male Lead

When Shen Zhaoye was young, he was caught up in a deadly battle in the martial world and saved by a young woman.

The girl, as kind as a bodhisattva, treated him well and taught him every day to be kind to others.

He kept his nature in check and, in a strange twist of fate, used another boy's name

as he stayed by her side, until she left without a word.

Shen Zhaoye couldn't understand. He'd done everything the way she wanted, so why had she still left? Had he not pretended well enough?

He devoted himself to swordsmanship, joined the Listening Sword Pavilion, and became a swordsmanship leader praised by all.

Five years later, the orthodox and demonic factions faced off.

He stood at the front on behalf of the orthodox side, only to see her standing beside the Demonic Cult Leader.

"Didn't you promise you'd stay with me forever?"

Song Cangxing blinked. "Did I say that?"

Shen Zhaoye was about to ask more, but an arm hooked around Song Cangxing's shoulder.

The man's features were familiar, and his look was provocative. "Long time no see."

Song Cangxing transmigrated into a novel she had never read. The System ordered her to save the darkening second male lead, Zhou Chu, and bring him into the orthodox faction. Unfortunately, she was blind and saved the wrong person. After five years of painstaking guidance, the real Zhou Chu became the Demonic Cult Leader.

Without hesitation, she abandoned the orthodox side and joined the demonic faction.

But she never expected to run into Shen Zhaoye again.

Now, by day, she has to deal with a Demonic Cult Leader who seems even more righteous than she is,

and by night, she has to watch out for a swordsmanship leader who's more trouble than a villain.

Zhou Chu is a good person, but he talks too much:

"Auntie, what does this Buddhist scripture mean?"

"Auntie, you haven't praised me today."

"Are you going to see that person again?"

Song Cangxing guiltily looks up at the sky. Not really, because he comes by uninvited every night.

On a drizzly night, Shen Zhaoye comes to see her again, wounded.

Though he had accidentally taken someone else's identity and derailed her mission, she had raised him herself, after all. Song Cangxing feels guilty, so she reaches out to tend to his wounds.

The door suddenly bursts open.

Soaked through and looking miserable, Zhou Chu sweeps his gaze over the two of them in the room, then fixes it on Shen Zhaoye, whose smile has vanished.

"You knew all along that I was the person she was looking for. That's why you did everything you could to send me away back then, right?"

Song Cangxing stands frozen.

[Reader's guide]

1. The male lead has very low moral standards, and his thoughts and behavior don't conform to normal romantic relationships.

2. One-on-one, mutual love, happy ending, both are each other's first.

3. When they first meet, the male lead is 15 and the female lead is 22. The female lead doesn't age in this world.

4. It has a System, but the System barely features.

5. Chapters are clearly labeled. Read with care before buying the full novel, and just pick the parts you like.

6. There will be no Zhou Chu what-if romance route, and the official couple won't be broken up.

7. Check the author's notes for content warnings, and stop reading in time if needed.

Completed martial-world novel: Swordlight on Solitary Radiance

Upcoming xianxia: Spring Breeze Rides a Donkey into Sword Gate

Upcoming martial-world novel: Flowing Light in My Arms (next book)

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Theme: The wind sweeps through Zhaoye, the clouds conceal the stars