The Guest at Xingmen

My next tragic novel: "Bright Moon, Xin Yuan" Synopsis Xi Shang is a demon, a small-time one who stole a top-tier manual and ran away from his sect. He was slashed until he was unrecognizable. Clutching the manual tightly, he collapsed, the white apricot blossoms before White Crane Nunnery reflected in his eyes. The nun who saved him had a pair of soft apricot-shaped eyes, but there was no light or gentleness in them. With her formidable martial arts, she bound him tight, kept him confined, and looked after him. Ruzhuang: "You dirtied my apricot blossoms, so you have to stay and watch them bloom again." Xi Shang mocked her. "You're blind. How are you going to watch?" Ruzhuang smiled too. "I'll use your eyes to see for me." Xi Shang refused, and had no interest in repaying her kindness. He was a demon, after all. When had he ever cared whether others lived or died? But then he saw the young nun tapping her wooden fish alone at night, softly humming an unknown tune and trying to glimpse the moon with those beautiful, sightless eyes of hers... She even said she had fallen for him. His heart softened. Until the day the gates of White Crane Nunnery opened, and the royal sedan came to rest beneath the apricot tree. The nun changed into palace robes and let her hair grow long. Her face became unfamiliar and noble, and the clouded light returned to her apricot eyes. When she looked at Xi Shang, they glinted with cold mockery. "A stupid dog that won't obey. Kill him." He clenched his fists, trying through the torment of his wounds to find a trace of tenderness in her eyes. All he saw was the cold back of the imperial consort. Later, Xi Shang represented the Demon Sect in a rebellion. Amid a forest of blades, he watched her descend the steps toward him, smiling radiantly, almost like a lovesick fool. The imperial consort reached out. "A-Xi, you're here. You've come to take me away." Xi Shang slowly raised his sword. "Why would I take you away?" The imperial consort stared blankly at the sword's tip. "The apricot blossoms haven't faded. You promised Ruzhuang..." Xi Shang sneered and lowered his eyes. "Ruzhuang? I buried her under the tree." Please note: 1. A cold, sharp-tongued demon with a tender heart x a lovesick young lady who is a fake nun, a fake imperial consort, and a real covert guard. 2. One-on-one romance, happy ending, told from the male lead's point of view. 3. A groveling pursuit, a broken relationship mended, and a mix of heartbreak and sweetness. 4. The female lead isn't really a nun at the beginning, nor is she really an imperial consort later. 5. If it's not for you, please move on. You don't need to tell the author you've dropped it. Let's keep the internet friendly and healthy! Synopsis screenshot: 2021.7.14 My next tragic novel "Bright Moon, Xin Yuan" In the autumn of the third year of Rongzhen, Gu Xinyuan accompanied her mother to a palace banquet. Amid a sea of beauties, she was as understated as a little blue butterfly. She lowered her eyes, yet still caught the attention of Shen Qingrang, the most eligible young man in the capital. Shen Qingrang: "She seems perfectly content on her own." Later, after the formal betrothal rites, she became his second wife and the principal lady of the marquis's household. For Shen Qingrang's sake, she bowed and scraped to her sisters-in-law. Now and then, Gu Xinyuan would look up at the sky. She was like a butterfly whose wings had been broken, turned into a caterpillar. The scent of flowers had left her nose, and the color had faded from her hair. Then, five years later, Shen Qingrang returned home with a woman. Their similar features left Gu Xinyuan stunned, unable to tell whether she was looking at a reflection or a dream. She was forced out of the household and lost the child in her womb. She stood beneath the bright moon on a cold, clear night. "Without wings, I can't fly out of this courtyard." She said to the shaken Shen Qingrang, "My lord, I'm about to fall into the hell of the human heart." Only after coming to her senses did Gu Xinyuan realize she was a disposable supporting character in a historical romance novel, a stand-in for the male lead's first love. Her only purpose was to help the courtesan heroine become the marquis's wife and fulfill her path to becoming the ultimate heroine of the inner household. The ultimate heroine? Gu Xinyuan, who hid countless secrets, smiled faintly. "It's time to make way." [A groveling pursuit that ends with the ashes being scattered. The male lead may be changed, or there may be no male lead at all. The heroine gets her own happy ending, but the romance will probably end unhappily.] Theme: Learn to understand and respect one another.