Frailty is her disguise; cruelty is her true nature.
Xia Zhenyi had the face of a perfect little white flower, with misty almond eyes and a willowy figure. Anyone who saw her wanted to shelter and cherish her.
Unfortunately, she was utterly cold-hearted inside.
As an outer sect disciple of the Xuanyun Sect, she knew the rules of survival in the cultivation world: eat or be eaten.
So...
She used her “frailty” to swindle resources: “Senior Brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect this spirit herb...” (Then she turned around and swindled him out of everything he owned.)
She used her “innocence” to avoid trouble: “Senior Sister, I really didn't mean to steal your opportunity...” (Then she slipped the real treasure into her storage bag.)
She used her “pitifulness” to get others to do her dirty work: “That senior brother is so scary. I... I'm a little afraid...” (A few days later, her target was “accidentally” gravely injured in a secret realm.)
Everyone thought she was just a silly, lucky sweetheart, until one day her quiet, taciturn junior fellow disciple, Bai Jiyun, spoke in a deserted place:
“Senior Sister, next time you frame someone, remember to adjust the angle of the recording stone.”
Xia Zhenyi narrowed her eyes. “...What do you mean by that, Junior Brother?”
Bai Jiyun smiled faintly. “Nothing. I just think your acting... still needs work.”
*
Bai Jiyun was reborn.
In his previous life, he had watched with his own eyes as this “frail” senior sister climbed to the top of the cultivation world, one corpse at a time.
This time, he decided to get ahead of her:
When she wanted to act frail, he covered for her.
When she wanted to swindle someone, he handed her the knife.
When she killed, he cleaned up.
Until one day, Xia Zhenyi pinned him against a wall, her cool fingertips pressed to his throat. “Junior Brother, what is it you really want?”
Bai Jiyun lowered his gaze and smiled. “I want you, Senior Sister... to become my Dao companion.”
Xia Zhenyi: “...?”
Is this junior brother crazy?
Frailty is just a persona. Cruelty is her true nature!
Why does Junior Brother always hand me a knife when I'm up to something?
There's not a single normal person in this cultivation world!
Reading Guide:
1. The heroine really is cold-hearted. Otherwise, she couldn't survive in a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak.
2. The cultivation levels haven't been decided yet.
Theme: Even after transmigrating into the cultivation world, you still have to work hard