Put Down That Knife

Synopsis:

As the most powerful woman in Dongliu after The Outcast, Grand Princess Gu Jingxun is arrogant, overbearing, and unfilial at home, while infamous for her amorous ways abroad. She is unexpectedly attacked and falls into the water during a pleasure-boat banquet. When she wakes, she discovers her soul has possessed the assassin's... saber.

The cold-faced assassin is fussy and solitary, and never lets his saber out of his sight. He carries it while walking, wears it on his back while eating, and even takes it with him when he bathes. But the strangest thing of all is his habit of running his hands over it a few times every night before bed!?

Later...

After being held at saber-point both times they met, Gu Jingxun gets some very improper ideas. Clinging to the assassin's waist, she sobs, "You've hugged me and touched me, so you have to take responsibility."

Jingzhe: "..."

When did that happen? How come he doesn't know!?

The male lead's version:

Jingzhe was born into Qu Gate, an assassin organization, and spent over a decade as a blade for hire, through bloodshed and countless killings. After escaping amid internal strife, he unexpectedly gets entangled with the most exalted Grand Princess of Dongliu.

She clings to him, flirts with him, and tempts him. He knows she is cold-hearted by nature and always putting on an act to amuse herself at others' expense. Yet even the usually self-controlled assassin of Qu Gate cannot help falling into the sweet snare she has woven with her own hands, willingly letting her bind him.

Having tasted tenderness in all its forms, will he be able to endure loneliness and bloodshed again?

Affected and haughty grand princess x gloomy, cold-blooded assassin (actually a pure-hearted innocent?)

1. Both are virgins, one-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. The heroine pursues the hero. Her reputation as a flirt is a pretense. Basically, a sweet story where he runs, she chases, and he has nowhere to escape.

3. The heroine returns to her own body in Chapter 17.

Theme: Though we may rise from the depths, we can still turn our hearts toward kindness.