[Ongoing fantasy romance novel, A Pinch of Cinnabar. Coming soon: Transmigrated into a Book and Picked Up a Demon Lord. Come visit my author page and add them to your favorites!]
(Blurb)
Yin Shutao was accused of plagiarizing her work. Before she could clear her name, she died.
When she woke up, she was seventeen again.
The only person she couldn't forget was her idol, the celebrity Shi Jing. They had met only once, but when the entire internet turned against her, he spoke up for her.
Because he defended her, what few fans he had left abandoned him in droves, and someone splashed paint on him at a press conference.
This time, she would protect him.
In the variety show The Birth of a Drama, a young screenwriter suddenly joined the competition midway through. When she got to choose a cast member for the first time, she turned down a popular young actor and picked Shi Jing, who had always been stuck on the bench. Her eyes sparkled. "The people who didn't pick you are going to regret it."
She made plenty of enemies that day.
But their project became a surprise hit, and Shi Jing shot to the top of the trending charts with his looks and acting skills. By the time the show ended, he had become a major star.
Everyone dug up dirt on her, only to get slapped in the face the deeper they dug.
The new champion of the prestigious Noah Screenwriting Competition?
A rising young painter renowned at home and abroad?
A legendary investment prodigy in the business world?
Yin Shutao trembled and clutched her secret identity close. Please stop digging! I'm afraid you'll all get scared!
[Bonus Scene]
When Yin Shutao fainted after an accident, Shi Jing stayed by her side all night. At last, he couldn't help asking the question he'd been wanting to ask: "Why did you pick me back then?"
Dazed from the sleeping pills, Yin Shutao murmured, "Because you were once my salvation."
Shi Jing pressed his forehead to hers and coaxed softly, "Then you should repay me, shouldn't you?"
Yin Shutao burst into tears. "Baby, Mom will give you everything that's best!"
Shi Jing: ???
I thought you liked me. You want to be my mom?
Reader's Guide:
1. The male lead comes from a powerful family and has plenty of secret identities.
2. The female lead focuses on her career in the early chapters.
3. No real-life inspirations. Please don't read real people into the characters.
4. The setting isn't completely historically accurate. Please don't overthink it.
5. A new writer here, but I will never abandon this story!
[Blurb for the ongoing novel A Pinch of Cinnabar]
For some reason, Jing Ru ir has never liked Shen Lu. She's always treated him like her sworn enemy, and she thought he felt the same way.
That is, until she realized she'd been dreaming about Shen Lu for three nights in a row.
In her dreams, she is Jing Wuyuan, the supreme empress, and Shen Lu is Jiang Yuchuan, the Asura general.
Historical records say that in the year 314 of the Shun Dynasty, Jiang Yuchuan shut the border and massacred a city, leaving hundreds of thousands dead or injured.
In the year 315, Jing Wuyuan issued an edict ordering Jiang Yuchuan to be executed by a thousand cuts, then ascended the throne as emperor.
Thus began the Shun Dynasty's centuries-long golden age.
Jing Ru ir: Oh, wow.
So they weren't sworn enemies. They were mortal enemies.
When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred.
On the basketball court, Shen Lu took a ball flying toward Jing Ru ir and took a hard hit for her.
Jing Ru ir's eyes instantly welled up.
Shen Lu smiled helplessly. "Why are you crying? It doesn't hurt."
Jing Ru ir: "Bullshit!"
Their classmates: ???
Have our department's two gorgeous enemies finally gotten together?
Another day, another day of heartbreak for everyone in the department.
*I loved you deeply once, and I still do.
A feisty little pepper who can play a delicate flower or a strong female lead VS
A cunning, ruthless male lead who loses fans every time he opens his mouth and would rather talk trash than throw a punch
[Coming Soon: Transmigrated into a Book and Picked Up a Demon Lord]
Lu Wenyan transmigrates into a xianxia novel as a lovesick cannon-fodder supporting female character. To imbue her senior brother's life sword with a spirit, she willingly jumps into the Soul-Eating Pool. Before she dies, countless ghosts gnaw at her, leaving her in unbearable agony.
Lu Wenyan: What? If I buy an overnight train ticket and leave right now, can I still make it?
System: Complete the plot, and you'll receive one chance to be reborn and cultivation ten times your personal limit.
Lu Wenyan: Suddenly I feel like I can do this!
So she diligently follows the plot, waiting for the right moment to willingly sink into the pool and fake her death. Then she'll go wherever she pleases and live as a carefree little immortal.
System: Host's soul is incomplete. You cannot receive the second reward. Please gather your soul fragments and try again.
Lu Wenyan: ...What a useless System! Are you trying to screw me over?
She has no choice but to return to the Soul-Eating Pool to find her soul fragments. There, she discovers that the mountain sect has been blown up by the Demon Lord, a legendary killer with no remorse, and she is unfortunate enough to be caught red-handed.
Lu Wenyan: ...Your Excellency, why aren't you staying in the demon realm? Why come out here to stir up trouble? QAQ
I'm tired. I don't want to live anymore. I might as well die.
*
Xi Feibai's tribulation went wrong. Near death and gravely injured, he fled to the human world and became a human boy with no magic left.
As he lay dying, a pair of soft hands lifted him up, treated his wounds, and fed him medicine.
Then she poisoned him and made him mute.
Demon Lord: ...Once I recover even one percent of my power, you're dead.
Later, Xi Feibai learns that Lu Wenyan genuinely didn't know what the medicine would do. He watches as she spends her days doing nothing useful and neglecting her cultivation, with her thoughts full of her senior brother. She goes blind testing medicine for him and nearly gets captured and forced to become a cultivation furnace while seeking spirit herbs for him.
She's so stupid. The righteous sects really are full of idiots.
She probably won't even live long enough for him to recover one percent of his power.
The Demon Lord keeps his word. Lu Wenyan doesn't live to see him regain his powers. She jumps into the Soul-Eating Pool right in front of him.
*
They say the entire Cangxiao Sect was slaughtered.
The blood-soaked Demon Lord slowly, painfully wrenched the sect's eldest disciple's life sword from him. A chilling smile touched his lips. "I'll make you repay her suffering a thousandfold."
A demon general dragged someone in and threw them to the ground. "One got away."
"Kill them," the Demon Lord said casually. He raised his eyes, then recognized the unconscious person on the ground.
Xi Feibai: ...Wait.
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.
2. Not orthodox cultivation. Lots of original worldbuilding.
3. The male lead is no saint. A Demon Lord should act like one.
4. Even the most powerful can still have an unrequited crush.
Theme: Love and peace
Hahahahahahahahahahaha, look at this, when will my brother be able to be with Yuyu?
. . . I really can't accept the idea of kidnapping the heroine. I should at least apologize in the future.
Fish fell in love with an inexperienced dead straight manhhhhh
With parents like this, no wonder the hero would rather eat instant noodles than go home
. . . . . . Hard to describe in one word
Brother and Yuyu are partners, right? I thought they were a couple from the beginning
Please!!! I want to see the follow-up of my brother and the little crybaby!!! Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...,…, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, please, really, really good.
Not bad, the pace is relatively fast, there are some pitfalls, such as the makeup artist who comes in a hurry...
Fans like Brother Ice Cube and Big Wave??
Oh ho, I'm done. Really good. There's nothing outrageous about it, the writing is OK, and the logic is sound in every aspect. It was quite enjoyable to read it all the way through (even though it skipped chapters in the middle). I originally collected and bought the whole book just to support the author, but after reading it, I was pleasantly surprised. First of all, the setting of this article is more attractive to me, which can be regarded as a different kind of star chasing. Different from the other book I read before, the author didn't write much about the fandom. Secondly, the writing style. I am very picky about writing style when reading books. The writing style of this book is relatively smooth, and I didn't find anything that made me feel that the connection was too stiff (it's also possible that I read a bit too fast and didn't pay attention to some parts, but overall it's really good). Finally, there is logic. Generally speaking, I tend to divide this type of writing into two types: one is purely cool writing, which is completely out of touch with reality; the other is realistic writing. This is a realistic and refreshing article that can be brought into reality. Although it is exaggerated, it will not be too much. This kind of article will make people pay more attention to logic. I have read some nondescript books before, and the business stuff was so confusing. I think this book is very good. It is entertaining and logical at the same time (not to say that it is not exaggerated and fictitious, but it is within an acceptable range). After all, reading this kind of book is for fun. If you really want to pay attention to reality, it would be better to go directly to critical literature. All in all, I've said so much. I just want to say that this article deserves more collections and subscriptions~