Qianyu

A revised edition has been prepared for publication, saved 26.06

*Keywords: Everyday cultivation, slow pacing, ensemble cast, melodrama, age gap, devoted caretaker, bittersweet romance, intense push and pull, sexual tension

*The male lead is the senior disciple

*The heroine follows a level-up storyline, the male lead follows an old-school angst storyline, and everyone else gets their face-slapping redemption arc.

Xu Qianyu, the junior sister of Penglai Immortal Sect, learned after dying that she was a supporting character in a lucky heroine novel.

She had been proud and ambitious, and trained diligently, yet bad luck followed her at every turn and she never amounted to much. She fell in love with the great villain, the Demon King, gave him half the book's worth of devotion, and even betrayed her sect for him. She offered him her true heart, only to be killed by his sword and sent tumbling down a mountain.

The lucky heroine, Lu You, only had to lie around every day for talent, treasures, good fortune, and men to come flocking to her. The senior brother, junior brother, and lover Xu Qianyu treasured were all fish drawn in by the heroine's luck. Xu Qianyu herself was apparently the unlucky foil to a girl chosen by fate.

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As a supporting character reborn, Xu Qianyu should have had the plot in hand and used every scheme at her disposal. But an accident disrupted the flow of time in the book's world. When Qianyu opened her eyes, she had already been pampered into a spoiled young lady in the mortal realm. She was even more willful and entitled than in her previous life, and no one could sway her.

The System covered its face. ...This is a disaster.

But then...

Lucky heroine: ? Has she gone mad? Who is she trying to outwork to death???

System: Please stop leveling up!! And maybe pay some attention to the romance, Qian! You're carrying the whole team QAQ

The corrupted Demon King came toward her, swinging a whip.

Xu Qianyu, her nose red from crying, pulled out a whip of her own.

Demon King: ?

Demon King: Did we get our roles mixed up?

Xu Qianyu looked coldly at her junior brother. “Anyone who values romance over friendship doesn't deserve to be my brother. You're only fit to be my dog.”

Her junior brother was on the verge of tears. “Whimper, woof! Can't you give me some attention?”

As for her senior brother...

In her previous life, Xu Qianyu had thought he was pure and aloof, like an immortal descended from heaven. Now she understood: the Great Way was not his faith, only his goal. He was a dangerously beautiful madman, hiding his true nature and willing to do anything to achieve his aims.

But when he met her, that carefully steered ship finally capsized.

*Not orthodox cultivation; the plot is melodramatic, so don't overthink it.

*Romance to career ratio: 6:4. Overall, a sweet story, written for my own enjoyment. It's a familiar setup, but I like it.

Theme: Live earnestly and prosper through hard work.