Also known as Falling in Love with a Tyrannical Bandit.
Character setup: Bandit chief x landlord's daughter
Blurb:
Yun Ying transmigrates into the body of a landlord's daughter in late Qing China. Banditry is rampant in the countryside at the time, and she unfortunately falls into the hands of a band of Nian rebels and becomes a hostage. But there's no hope of ransoming her, because the band's leader is a former farmhand who was cruelly mistreated by her family.
Yun Ying does her best to be meek and ingratiating, hoping he'll show mercy and let her go, but
Li Yushan: "Be honest with me. You're so attentive to me. Are you trying to get together with me?"
Theme: How can tempered steel turn soft as silken cord?