The Pure White Tyrant [Western Fantasy]

"Whether you agree or object, everything will ultimately follow my will." * What's it like to transmigrate into the doomed beloved who is about to be burned as a witch? The original male lead declares passionately: "From now on, everyone I fall in love with will remind me of her." Lin Annie wears a bloodthirsty crown and grips the scepter of judgment. Thanks for asking. I don't just want to live, I plan to join the biggest villainous organization, take out the boss and claim the throne for myself, then transform into the ultimate Big Bad and beat the male lead to a pulp. * The babbling stream brings curious eyes to spy on me. Can the forest deer be my mount along the way? Has the thief of hearts ever guessed that they'd be caught? Why bind a moment's pleasure with a lifetime of chains? The righteous knight puts on a vile set of shackles. How many lines of poetry will jealousy torment its way into? The unruly paintbrush plays tricks with color. How could a theatrical offering move such a vulgar Muse? Blind Holy Son, do not listen to my secret. The devil in the bottle will kill those who arrive too late. The dark-skinned mermaid hides inside a pearl-bearing shell. Rambunctious puppy, learn how to please first. Why has the sleeping demon dragon opened its eyes? Who are you, who is he, who am I, whose is who? * Content warnings: 1. One-on-one romance. The protagonist has several relationships, but only dates one person at a time. 2. The female lead is chaotic neutral, not a paragon of virtue. 3. Feel free to comment. I won't read comments until the story is finished. Please add these to your to-read list: 1. BG: After the Divorce, the Princess Begins to Rule from Behind the Curtain At first, they mocked her for being childless and jealous, and for cutting off her consort's line of succession. Later, they criticized her for having neither accomplishments nor talent, and for being unworthy of the position of Mystic Lady. Then they denounced her as domineering and arrogant, a sign that the nation was falling into chaos. Until she pulled out a pistol and blew the head off a rebel. So why did no one call her cold-blooded, heartless, sinister, or cruel this time? * The female lead is a native of this world and handles the career plotline ↑ ↓ The male lead transmigrates and handles the romance. * When she was seventeen, he was seven. She set three challenges to discourage her suitors. He was the first to solve them and spoke confidently before her, but she dismissed it as a child showing off. When she was twenty-four, he was fourteen. She divorced her husband, weary to her bones and carrying a heart full of sorrow. He resisted his family's attempts to control him, rebelled as a teenager, and ran away from home. He vowed to shield her from the wind and rain, but she shook her head and said he was still a child. When she was thirty-one, he was twenty-one. The emperor entrusted his heir to her on his deathbed. In exchange for swearing never to remarry, she gained power equal to the ruler's. He, meanwhile, was merely an uncooperative official in the Ministry of Works, tinkering with laughable novelties and inventions, and fading into obscurity. -- Note: An older woman-younger man romance. Ten-year age gap. No marriage. No children. 2. GL: I Didn't Know the General Was a Woman The first time the young general Chen Qingzhuo met Jiang Wan was during an impromptu mission to wipe out bandits. The woman, who had been taken as a bandit chieftain's bride, wore a wedding dress and held a torch. Behind her lay bodies strewn across the ground, flames soaring into the sky. The woman lifted her head, tears glistening in her eyes and anguish written across her face. She looked just like a drenched little dog with nowhere to go. The general's heart softened, and she took the woman home. Who could have guessed that later... The pitiful Wan Niang would become the little tyrant of the general's household, bullying people to her heart's content. The general had always been proper and restrained. She had never faced such shameless advances. "You, how can you be so..." "I'm just a little woman who takes advantage when she can." Wan Niang wrapped her arms around the general's neck, looking pleased with herself. "The more someone loves me, the more I like to bully them." Pairing: A beautiful, scheming widow with a child × a young, inexperienced general who follows the rules Theme: Even when you find yourself in dire straits, never give up hope. Fight to carve out a bright future for yourself.