I Raised the Male Lead into a Loyal Puppy

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Xia Yunzhi bound herself to a Cannon Fodder System in order to be reborn. She has to help the protagonist group complete various trials by taking on roles destined to die for the plot, such as a man-eating old hag, a temptress who keeps male lovers, and a scheming eunuch in the imperial palace... and so on.

Xia Yunzhi thinks it's a good deal: play a few cannon-fodder roles in exchange for another life. But things go wrong after she accidentally saves a pitiful little boy.

The boy looks harmless, with only a pair of stubborn, gloomy eyes. He silently follows the heroine, suffering emotional abuse at the hands of the protagonists and physical abuse at the hands of monsters.

But at some point, the gaze that always rested on the heroine gradually shifts to Xia Yunzhi.

The first time the protagonist runs her through with a sword, Xia Yunzhi smiles, delighted that she's one step closer to being reborn.

But the sight of the pitiful boy clenching his fists, his eyes reddening, makes her uneasy.

The second time the protagonist runs her through with a sword, Xia Yunzhi thinks, Great! I'm another step closer to being reborn!

But before she can smile, she sees the pitiful boy, who should be unconscious and injured, struggling to crawl toward her. His injuries leave him unable to speak, but his gaze looks as if blood might drip from it.

By the Nth time, Xia Yunzhi can no longer smile. The protagonist is sent flying, and the pitiful boy has somehow become a powerful being, so powerful that everyone grovels at his feet. Even the heroine who once rejected him is now trying to win his favor.

But he isn't moved at all. His eyes are fixed only on Xia Yunzhi, the person who once helped him.

"With me here, who dares lay a hand on her?!"

Xia Yunzhi cries. The big shot comes up to her and gently wipes away her tears. "Don't be afraid. No one will ever hurt you again."

Xia Yunzhi: "You're amazing, boss!"

But inside, she thinks, "Let me die! I want to be reborn!"

It isn't until she sees the memorial tombs the big shot has built for her after each "death" that she understands. He's cried over every one of the countless graves, and dying is no longer an option.

Story blurb:

A foundling is hard to raise, and a sect leader who comes knocking is hard to send away.

Gu Lingling transmigrates into a book, specifically an old-school fantasy novel about a grand, angst-filled love-hate relationship. She becomes one of the male lead's many disciples, a spy planted in his sect just like the heroine.

The heroine is gifted and becomes a trusted disciple, while Gu Lingling... ends up as a low-ranking human backdrop who never even gets to see the sect leader.

Worse, she's the sort of cannon fodder the male lead discovers early and kills on the spot.

So Gu Lingling decides to live carefully and stay out of trouble.

But she doesn't expect the plot to change after she picks up a boy as pretty as a doll.

Gu Lingling: "If you don't behave, I'll spank you."

The child: "..."

The next day, Gu Lingling is punished by the male lead and made to clean the toilets.

She only wanted a loving mother-son relationship, but somehow it turns into a husband-and-wife team.

Reader's guide:

The plot takes priority over all other logic. This is not a cultivation novel focused on leveling up, but there will be some cases to move the plot along.

The cultivation levels in this story are: Light Opening, Spirit Void, Fasting, Heart Stirring, Origin Transformation, Nascent Soul, Separation, Emptiness, Nirvana, Great Completion, and Tribulation Transcendence. Each level is divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced stages.

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