Buddha, You Tempt My Heart

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The wicked woman Qiyue is as beautiful as a crabapple blossom. She's the most beautiful woman in the Western Frontier, and a vicious fiend who's killed countless people, driving countless others mad with desire.

But she falls in love with a monk.

The holy monk is luminous and immaculate, pure and chaste, able to command the world and see through fate.

Qiyue does her best to pretend to be an innocent, sweet young woman, plotting how to ensnare the monk.

Then one day, she discovers that his ears are red, and that he keeps sneaking glances at her.

Qiyue: ?? This monk is acting strange.

They say that wherever the wicked woman Qiyue goes, corpses litter the ground and not a blade of grass grows.

The people of the Western Frontier tremble with fear: "Holy Monk, hurry and destroy that wicked woman before she causes more trouble!"

But they see the Buddhist master Xuansu gazing tenderly at her as he decapitates a bandit with one stroke.

His crimson robes blaze like fire as he draws her into his arms.

[In my previous life, she braved a mountain of blades to save me. In this life, what does it matter if I forsake the Buddha for her?]

A sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside heroine × a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted holy monk who's sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside.

*The hero is reborn; the heroine is a native of this world.

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Princess Shaoyi of Great Wei married Lu Tingzhi, heir to the Duke of Su. For three years as his wife, she observed the rules of propriety and managed the household, only to see her husband arrive with his mistress in his arms.

"A-Shao, if you don't agree, I won't let her through the door." Lu Tingzhi was elegant and refined, just as charming and debonair as he'd been when he first courted her.

Shaoyi requested a divorce, cutting off all ties with her faithless husband. But then it was revealed that she'd been born to an improper relationship with a consort and wasn't the emperor's biological daughter. In an instant, her reputation lay in the dirt, and the noble ladies of the capital scorned her.

Who knew that an imperial decree would suddenly order her to marry into the Eastern Palace and set a wedding date? Everyone was in an uproar.

The Crown Prince, Qin Yi, had remained unmarried for years. The emperor was furious and tossed a marriage decree in front of him. "You must give me an answer today. Who will you marry? Write the name yourself."

The handsome, aloof man dipped his brush in ink and unhurriedly wrote Shaoyi's name.

The moon shone like a blade, illuminating the red curtains and soft couch.

When her veil was lifted, Shaoyi looked up and saw his handsome face.

She stammered, "Imperial Brother..."

"Are you still going to call me Imperial Brother?" The man raised an eyebrow, his eyes dark as a deep pool.

*The male and female leads are not related by blood! While their relationship remained familial, neither had feelings beyond those of family.

*The hero is genuinely devoted to his little sister at first, but turns into a hypocrite after the heroine's true identity is revealed.

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Yang Ling was born into a gentry family. She was plump and lovely, and when her older brother passed the imperial examinations, the whole family moved to the capital.

No one knew that she had once been Xie Ling, the only daughter of the Xie family and the most beautiful woman in the capital, as well as the late Marquis of Yongyi Shen Jiashu's first wife, who had died five years ago. She had married into the Shen family and died in a foreign land carrying his child.

When she met Marquis Shen again, it felt like a lifetime had passed. He rode past on horseback in fine clothes, galloping down Vermilion Bird Avenue. Yang Ling was now old enough to marry. Her brother arched an eyebrow and pointed at the Marquis of Ningyuan, carefully warning his younger sister, "See that man? The Marquis of Ningyuan is famous for his cold nature. He definitely won't treat his wife well. Stay away from men like that when you choose a husband!"

Yang Ling nodded in agreement, fully convinced. Hadn't she made just that mistake in her previous life?

She failed to notice that the man who had just passed by suddenly reined in his horse and looked back, his eyes reddening.

*

When Shen Jiashu was young, he had coveted Xie Ling, the only daughter of the Xie family. He married her, then grew suspicious and fearfully kept his distance, ultimately causing her to die in childbirth along with their baby. His heart ached as if ants were gnawing at it, and he could barely sleep day or night.

It wasn't until he met someone who was utterly different from his wife Xie Ling, yet uncannily similar, that things changed.

When Shen Jiashu heard that the young woman was being matched for marriage, he tossed and turned all night. He chose an auspicious day and brought all his possessions to ask for her hand.

The young woman gave him a sidelong look, then calmly had servants carry his betrothal gifts back out. "This humble woman is plain in appearance and uncouth in behavior. I could never marry a marquis like you." Then she turned and left with a handsome young man, his lips red and teeth white.

Theme: There is no predestined fate, only choices. You must commit to your choices without hesitation. Only by acting can you get results.