The Substitute Is Actually the Prince Himself (Double Substitutes)

[Dreaming of the Western Isles] (Strange Tales: A Series of Stories), ongoing~ Weibo: @Xie Li Sheng Everyone in Chang'an knew that Prince Qi, Huan Xuan, had a beloved in his heart: the Crown Princess. He refused to marry because of her. He even brought back a commoner woman from the borderlands who looked like her. Everyone thought she was nothing more than an insignificant substitute. Huan Xuan himself thought so too. Until one day, the woman suddenly disappeared, leaving behind only a sea of flames and a charred corpse. Everyone believed she was dead. Only Huan Xuan refused to believe it. It felt as though a piece of his heart had been ripped away. He was willing to give up everything, if only he could find those eyes, bright as stars and gentle as autumn waters, and find his Suisui again. He searched for her like a madman, but never found the slightest trace. Then, two years later, the military governors of the Three Garrisons came to the capital to receive their titles. At last, he saw her again. She sat high on her horse, gazing at him calmly, as though he were a stranger. “Dreams always have to end.” She was the God of War of the Great Yong, commander of two hundred thousand elite troops. She was also the betrothed of his elder brother, who had died young. It turned out he was the substitute. It turned out he had never possessed those eyes. He held the edge of her blade against his own face, letting blood stream down: “Now I look different.” Content warnings: 1. Wild, over-the-top melodrama; the leads are substitutes for each other. 2. The younger male lead is a wolfish puppy, an actual dog; the female lead has no heart. 3. The female lead is at the absolute peak of martial prowess. That's just how she's written. [The Sword Venerable Is My Hehuan Sect Puppet] Su Xiaoyuan, a bright-eyed college girl, transmigrates into a melodramatic novel about a male stand-in called "The Stand-In Turns Out to Be Me", where she becomes a minor cannon-fodder character in the Hehuan Sect. She was reckless enough to put a curse on the Sword Venerable, the female lead's dearly departed beloved, and he sliced her in half with a single strike. Su Xiaoyuan's mission after she transmigrates into the book is to cultivate by absorbing the essence of this beloved immortal. Su Xiaoyuan: It's not that I can't get into Tsinghua or Peking University. Do you think I don't want to? After working hard for a whole year in the Hehuan Sect's outer sect, Su Xiaoyuan finally worked herself hard into the achievement of coming in last in the entire sect. To pass the Hehuan Sect's practical exam three months later, she spent a fortune of twenty spirit stones on a blind-box secondhand puppet for hands-on practice. The puppet had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, long legs, and a peerlessly handsome, icy face. Its quality was questionable, though, and it would occasionally go haywire and try to kill people. Three months later, she finally infiltrated the Sword Venerable's sect with her hardworking puppet and became a low-ranking outer disciple. In the first month, she stayed put and kept a cautious, low profile. In the second month, she stayed put and kept a discreet, low profile. In the third month, she stayed put and patiently kept a low profile. Fu Tingyun, who had run out of patience, blocked her at the door. With an icy stare, he demanded, “When are you going to start absorbing my essence?” Su Xiaoyuan: Help!!! … Fu Tingyun, Venerable Lingyue, was a once-in-a-thousand-years sword cultivator, born cold-hearted and passionless, with no understanding of human desires and no wicked thoughts. Except for one secret no one knew: sealed in his dantian was the desire of all the realms throughout the Ten Continents and Three Worlds. Still, he was confident nothing could go wrong. He entered the Dao at three and a half, and at twenty-one was only one step away from ascending. He had never made a mistake. Until one perfectly ordinary out-of-body retreat to recover from his injuries. When he awoke, he found himself trapped inside an old puppet. A strange girl's sweet, trembling voice sounded beside his ear: “I-I'm sorry, I might have to take your pants off...” Theme: Love requires openness and honesty.