After Torturing the Black Lotus, I Faked My Death

The Space-Time Administration is an organization specializing in traveling through different eras and resolving villain-related crises. Employee Mu Juntong takes on a tricky mission: assassinate an extremely dangerous tyrant. But the space-time transfer goes wrong, and she accidentally travels to the tyrant's childhood, right as he is being targeted for assassination. Flames roar all around them. Seeing the young tyrant, covered in blood and badly wounded, Mu Juntong grits her teeth, hoists him onto her back, and stumbles out of the sea of fire. The young tyrant is a born sociopath and cannot be reformed; Mu Juntong isn't a gentle saint who believes love can change him, either. She chooses the simple, direct approach of beating him into submission, letting him experience a taste of society's harsh lessons. While they navigate the undercurrents of their life together, Mu Juntong finally receives a message from the Space-Time Administration. She fakes her death and travels back. Then the Administration's observers discover that the young tyrant, who had seemed on the verge of curbing his evil ways, has fallen even further into darkness. Qin Jue was born without the seven emotions and six desires. Only killing and chaos could stir his feelings. Until he met Mu Juntong. She was crude and foolish, and held an innocent goodwill toward the world. He understood the art of divination and knew the will of heaven. He paid no heed to this woman who was always lecturing him about being good, and resolutely followed the path he had planned for himself. He believed his calculations were flawless, but he never accounted for this woman's death. * Mu Juntong, having faked her death, throws her head back and laughs: Ahahaha, I can finally take a vacation! Then she receives a notice from the Administration telling her to travel back one more time. Mu Juntong: ? Thinking about how badly she treated the young tyrant, Mu Juntong loses the will to live. Go back? Do you want me to die? [Short scene] A cold chill fills the palace, heavy with fragrant incense. Now a grown man, the tyrant has features so exquisite he seems unreal. His eyes are like glass beads, black and white sharply distinct. He looks at people with such unwavering focus that it seems strangely tender. With blood on his forehead, he kneels beside Mu Juntong and rests his head gently on her knee. In a soft voice, he says, "As long as you don't leave me again, I'll do anything you ask. I'll be good, I promise, and never make you angry." Mu Juntong: "Well said. So can you take the knife pressed against my back away now?" [Notes] 1. Happy ending. 2. The later part may be somewhat angsty for the male lead. Everyone defines male-lead angst differently, so I can't promise it will be very angsty, or that it won't be. Basically, the male lead goes crazy and becomes a devoted simp, begging the heroine not to leave, but she still has to fake her death and return to the modern world, then come back again. The story ends happily. Theme: Optimism, generosity, and compassion are traditional virtues of the Chinese people.