In ancient times, there was the saying, "A gentleman keeps himself diligent all day, and at night remains alert as if in danger. He will be free of blame." Today, the female lead's rival works diligently day and night.
Shi Fei had always conscientiously played her role at Meng Po's Manor, offering fragrant tea to the immortals who passed through on their way to reincarnation and tribulation.
Her days were monotonous, yet carefree.
Then one day, she was ordered to visit a forbidden area south of the River of the Underworld. Only then did she suddenly remember that she was now inside an xianxia novel she had read in her previous life, where the male and female leads were caught in a love-hate relationship.
As for her, she was the female rival who fell in love with the male supporting character at first sight after seeing him briefly thanks to the Soul-Calling Lantern, then kept tripping up the female lead. In the end, the male supporting character killed her and stole her treasure, taking her life in one blow.
Thinking of this, Shi Fei looked at the Soul-Calling Lantern in her hand, which could help the male supporting character escape his confinement, and frowned. No way am I doing that!
If I can't afford to offend him, I can at least stay away!
To avoid a plot that would make her disappear forever, Shi Fei accepted the job of helping Meng Po gather the spirit materials needed to brew Meng Po's Soup, despite the bewildered looks of those around her.
Later, Shi Fei looked at the young master glaring at her with bitter resentment over a single steamed bun. "You're telling me this is the elegant, handsome, tragic male supporting character?!"
* A series of supernatural cases
* The male lead appears a little later, and the romance between the leads develops gradually
* Many original worldbuilding details
Updates have resumed, but the schedule is irregular. The whole story will be revised soon. Please add my next book to your library: My Wounded Beauty.
My Wounded Beauty
When the dust settled, the late emperor's sixth son, Prince Guangling, ascended the throne and made a daughter of the Su family his empress, apparently intending to abolish the harem. The whole kingdom was in an uproar.
Sadly, Jiang Man'er was not a daughter of the Su family, and Xu Yunshu was not Prince Guangling.
On the contrary, the victor reigns and the loser is disgraced. It would be no exaggeration to call them dogs mourning their master's death.
Jiang Man'er knew that to Xu Yunshu, she was only a concubine. She mustn't let herself become too attached; she just had to do her duty and take her silver.
But after the Battle of Wanxi, everyone said the outcome was settled and the heir, Xu Yunshu, had no chance of making a comeback. Yet Jiang Man'er's heart, once as still as a pool of stagnant water, was stirred when she saw Xu Yunshu kneeling on the ground with several streaks of blood across his face. She realized that the words she'd once overheard from a courtesan, calling Xu Yunshu the handsomest man in the Liang Kingdom, were no exaggeration.
Xu Yunshu had always known that Jiang Man'er was a woman whose eyes lit up at the sight of silver. He'd thought that once he lost his power, she would seek out a new patron. But why was this woman staring at his bruised face and swallowing?
Besides, lately he'd been quiet and withdrawn, while she was cheerful all day long. Fine. He'd keep up the act for now and see what kind of mischief Jiang Man'er was plotting!
Later, Xu Yunshu understood: Jiang Man'er loved seeing him "weak," so he had no choice but to sacrifice his good looks to achieve his goal.
Theme: Everything has a cause and effect. What has fate to do with it?
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