Did I Torment the Sweet, Innocent Male Lead Today?

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Rong Sang transmigrates into a book and becomes the beautiful, powerful, tragic master in a cultivation novel.

She is the strongest female master of the foremost immortal sect, but taking in a disciple who will become the future Demon Lord leads to the destruction of her entire sect and her own gruesome death.

When she arrives, the male lead has already become her disciple. He gazes at her with clear, adoring eyes and an innocent, harmless expression. "Master, please accept this disciple's bow."

Rong Sang's heart trembles, but what's done is done.

To save her own life, she vows to tear up the script, expose the male lead's sweet and innocent act, and kick him out of the sect before anything becomes irreversible.

Every day, she shows him the utmost care and concern: she sends him to fight the fiercest monsters, makes him take the worst beatings, and even feeds him the bamboo shoots he hates most every single day...

In short, she has a new way to make the male lead cry every day.

Rong Sang thinks she's been ruthless enough, but after all this, the only thing she gets in return is the male lead's shy reply: "Master is so good to me."

Rong Sang: ...Not only is he fake sweet and innocent, he's a masochist, too.

The male lead is too powerful, so Rong Sang reluctantly steps up her campaign of torment. But the more she torments him, the more horrified she is to discover that his sweet and innocent persona... might actually be real?!

By the time she learns the truth, it's too late. The male lead has completely fallen to darkness. His eyes bloodshot, he grips her by the throat and asks in a low voice, "How could you bring yourself to sever my spiritual roots and push me off that cliff, where the magma boils and the depths are bottomless?"

Tormented in turn, Rong Sang recalls all the reckless things she's done and sheds tears of regret: Damn it!

I thought you were on level five, but you were actually on level one?!

Fake-sweet-and-innocent heroine × genuinely sweet-and-innocent hero

[Reader's Guide]

1. An alternate setting with heaps of original worldbuilding.

2. There is an original heroine and an identity reveal. Proceed with caution if that's not your thing.

3. The heroine won't personally harm the male lead, but she will use other methods to be ruthless early on. Proceed with caution if that bothers you.

4. The author isn't good at face-slapping or writing power fantasies. Sorry, I can't give you the satisfying power trip you're looking for.

5. No personal attacks. Feel free to insult the characters, but any insults aimed at the author will bounce back (bites handkerchief).

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Enjoy the story, and may every day of your life go smoothly.

No need to tell me if you drop the story. See you next time if fate allows.

A recommendation for my friend's new story, Saving the Villain Isn't My Goal. It's a great read, so please add it to your collection~

Blurb:

Tao Yunle transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female character who doesn't even have a name.

She has the worst stats and the hardest script.

"You must save the villain, guide him back to the righteous path, restore his faith, and spare the people of this world."

Tao Yunle: "So, what exactly should I do?"

"Easy," the System replies. "Take his beatings for him, endure the blows on his behalf, and take the blame for him. Stay by his side when he's hurt, stand in front of him when he's in danger, and bravely declare, 'I will always believe in him!' when he's framed."

"In short, you have to win him over with love."

Tao Yunle: ...

She agrees, then turns around and...

Steals the hard-won treasure the villain finally managed to obtain.

Claims the sword the villain nearly died to find as her own.

When the villain is accused of murdering an elder, she's the first to step forward: "It was him. I saw Senior Brother walk into the elder's room with a sword last night!"

Before she knows it, Tao Yunle has become the leader of all demons.

Tao Yunle: The best way to save the villain is to become the villain in his place :D

System: ...What the hell happened to winning him over with love?

Mom, did I pick the wrong person? QAQ

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Jiang Yi has always known that the Heavenly Dao will not tolerate him.

He destroys his sect and turns the world upside down, and then the Heavenly Dao starts to regret it.

Countless people from other worlds transmigrate here to try to reform him, but no one succeeds.

He never planned to turn back, until, for the umpteenth time, he returns to the day he first came back to his sect.

That day, the junior sister who had never once looked him in the eye suddenly glances at him.

Then... turns and runs straight toward her senior brother.

It seems the junior sister isn't here to save him.

Jiang Yi freezes for a second, then lets out a cold laugh.

Interesting.

Theme: No matter what circumstances you face, always keep a positive and optimistic attitude.