Chi Jin transmigrated into a novel about a dragon-like protagonist's rise to power, becoming the villainous cannon-fodder master of the male lead.
In the original story, the male lead, Qi Mu, was exceptionally gifted. Seeing his innate spiritual bone, she pretended to be strict in order to teach him, using every means at her disposal to suppress and torment him while searching for a way to pull out his bones and forge them into a magical weapon for herself.
In the end, of course, Qi Mu discovered the truth, killed her in revenge, ran a sword through her heart, and threw her off Blackwater Cliff, leaving not even a trace of her remains.
The moment Chi Jin opened her eyes after transmigrating, she found herself in front of a crowd, whipping Qi Mu over some trivial matter.
Chi Jin: ...
Someone, please save me.
*
Qi Mu had a secret: every so often, he would turn into a weak, pitiful little cat.
Whenever that happened, he would find somewhere to hide, so the ill-tempered outer sect disciples wouldn't beat him until he was covered in wounds.
But one day, the cold and cruel woman he called his master found him. Just as he thought he was doomed, the woman with the cool, aloof features suddenly leaned in with a smile in her eyes and took him back to her cave, where she smothered him with kisses and cuddles, lifting him up again and again.
He bit her hard, deep enough to reach the bone.
Chi Jin: Aww, kitty is so cute.
He bared his claws and scratched her, drawing a steady stream of blood.
Chi Jin: Aww, kitty is so cute.
Qi Mu couldn't understand.
The lofty master who was pure as jade and crystal, and had never once deigned to look at him, was now stroking him with soft fingers, treating him with patience and care, and coaxing him to take his medicine and eat in an unbelievably gentle voice.
So... she wasn't cruel by nature. She just hated him?
She just hated him.
*
Chi Jin still couldn't escape her destined ending. Qi Mu, who could turn the world upside down with a flick of his hand, imprisoned her in a cave and confined her to a tiny space.
Pale moonlight filtered down through the gaps. Someone came through the moonlight, his robes trailing gracefully behind him, and crouched before her.
He was a young man who, in the eyes of the world, was the very image of nobility and purity, dressed in white like fresh spring silk. Yet when he looked at her, his eyes were as dark as a burning abyss, and his expression was strange. Slowly, he turned his face and rested his cheek against her palm.
A submissive gesture, begging for affection.
“Master...” He rolled her name around on his tongue, then swallowed it. “Please pet me again.”
A sweet and satisfying romance, one-on-one, happy ending.
Theme: Keep striving upward even in adversity.
