[Completed. Thank you all for supporting the original work! Half the chapters have been heavily revised, with many changes. If certain plot points conflict, please refer to Jinjiang as the definitive version.]
[The author is a protagonist enthusiast and only writes perfect protagonists, not perfect supporting characters. To avoid affecting the supporting characters' fates and the direction of the plot during serialization, the comment section was closed. This is a crazy, indulgent power fantasy. All supporting characters serve as the protagonist's helpers, obstacles, or golden fingers. Their personalities and experiences revolve around the protagonist and were decided long ago. They all exist to complete this novel's chain of logic and make the protagonist's presence plausible.]
Xiao Jin transmigrated into a tragic romance novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character.
She was a remarkable woman who was disabled, disguised as a man, and infatuated with the male lead, all at once.
None of that mattered, because she wouldn't survive past chapter three.
The cannon fodder was the reigning emperor's third prince, renowned for his countless military exploits and his fearsome reputation across the land. Enemies trembled at his name, and he was known as the Ghost Rakshasa.
But this god of slaughter had been gravely injured in an accident. Both his legs were useless, leaving him coughing up blood after only a few steps.
He had also contracted consumption and was on the brink of death.
There was no other reason. This was a tragic romance novel: the male lead was the Crown Prince, and the female lead was a princess of a fallen kingdom.
The cannon fodder had only one purpose: destroy the female lead's country, then make a graceful exit by dying.
At that moment, Xiao Jin looked at her useless legs, then at the large pool of blood she had coughed up, and completely lost it.
She kindly ordered the steward to prepare a coffin, ready to pick a day to lie down in it.
The System's mechanical voice rang out.
"Warning! Host has only 48 hours left to live. Please complete the first mission as soon as possible. Completing it will extend your lifespan."
"Mission One: Steal the bride. Force the female lead, who is about to marry the second male lead, to become your wife."
"A friendly reminder, Host: only after you complete every mission and then let the female lead, Chu Shao, kill you will the countdown stop, allowing you to return to your original world."
Xiao Jin fell silent.
She pictured a terminal lung cancer patient, unable to stand upright, confidently wheeling herself off to steal the bride on the day of the heroine's wedding.
"..."
Xiao Jin asked, "Can I choose to die?"
The System replied, "No, Host."
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After many twists and turns, Xiao Jin finally completed every mission.
That day, the sky was vast and clear, and autumn geese flew south.
Chu Shao stepped over the corpses of the cannon fodder, returned to her homeland, and ascended the throne.
Across the land and the four seas, all bowed and pledged allegiance.
Wearing a prisoner's uniform, Xiao Jin sat in her wheelchair as the Imperial Guards escorted her, looking up at the new emperor.
She was satisfied.
Everything was ready. All that remained was for Chu Shao to stab her.
The female emperor, Chu Shao, had incomparable features. Twelve strings of beads hung from her crown as she descended the steps with a sword in hand, gazing gently at Xiao Jin.
Just as Xiao Jin thought she was about to be run through the heart, Chu Shao raised her sword and slit the Imperial Guard's throat.
The remaining guards turned pale and fell to their knees.
But Chu Shao, her hands stained bright red, crouched in front of Xiao Jin and gazed at her for a long time as if she were looking up at a god.
She dropped the bloodied sword and said in a trembling voice, "Don't leave me."
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[Important content warnings!]
1. Although this novel is labeled lighthearted, some of its content is not particularly light.
2. Chapters 138-140 and 77-80 involve the previous generation of supporting characters from a side couple. The plot is melodramatic, and they are not a couple with a clean romantic past. These chapters were written to complete the chain of logic. Please read the author's notes for the relevant chapters, and consider carefully before purchasing.
[Reader's Guide]
1. This is an indulgent fantasy in a fictional setting. Please don't nitpick historical accuracy.
2. The female lead, Chu Shao, is a lovesick obsessive and not quite right in the head. The System doesn't do much. Xiao Jin mainly survives by acting cool.
3. The ending has a twist and is happy. The explanation of the timeline is in the author's note for Chapter 175.
Theme: Though physically disabled, remain determined and keep moving forward.
