I Ran My Sword Through My Target's Heart

To get home, Lu Yule, a novice disciple with the lowest seniority, has to win over Jiang Xianqing, known as the "successor to the righteous path."

At the disciple recruitment ceremony, the man stood in white atop the jade steps and cast her a careless glance. His natural poise and aloofness made him seem like a flower on a distant mountain peak, unreachable.

System analysis: To enter the heart of someone like this, you must relentlessly pursue him and treat him with tenderness. A sincere heart is the most precious thing of all.

To win over Jiang Xianqing, Lu Yule tried everything she could think of, fussing over him and showing him the utmost care.

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After who knows how many days of pursuit, Lu Yule suffered endless mockery and scorn from those around her on her unrequited path of chasing Jiang Xianqing. She was practically ready to cut out her own heart and hand it to him.

Yet when she took a sword for him and faced death, she saw only coldness in his gaze, filled with contempt and disdain, as if he were watching a clown put on a show. He gave a cold, scornful laugh.

Lu Yule had chased him until she was coughing blood and nearly dead, but the progress bar hadn't moved a bit.

Just as returning home seemed hopeless, the System suddenly upgraded and told her the mission had changed because her target had developed a bug.

[New mission: Eliminate Jiang Xianqing!]

Lu Yule grabbed her sword and joined the righteous path's enemies without a moment's hesitation. She set off to cut down Jiang Xianqing, never to return.

Rumor had it that she had turned to evil out of love, becoming a demon overnight.

Lu Yule: Thanks for asking. Killing people is way more satisfying than winning them over.

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Everyone knew that the peerless prodigy Jiang Xianqing was like a bright moon in the sky, untouched by the mortal world, a giant of the immortal sects and the very face of the righteous path. But he hadn't guarded against the treachery of the Demon Realm's people, who ambushed him and wounded him from behind.

That day, his snow-white robes were stained dark red with blood. Lu Yule sheathed her sword and fled without looking back.

She thought the immortal sects would hunt her down with all their might, but several days passed, and nothing happened.

Later...

Lu Yule stared thoughtfully at the Immortal-Binding Lock around her wrist.

Luxurious brocade covered the floor, pearls and jade lit the room like candles, and a restraining array shimmered around her. That man had imprisoned her there behind layers of barriers.

Wasn't there something rather off about this method of revenge?

[Reader's Guide]

1. A heroine who sincerely wants to go home, strong and optimistic x a fake aloof mountain-flower type, a deranged and obsessive male lead

2. This male lead gets cut down and still pursues her, enduring a long road to win her back. He can't have her, so he resorts to coercive love. They chase each other in turn and both keep throwing themselves at the other.

3. The heroine grows over the course of the story, but this isn't a strong-female-lead novel. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

(P.S. The characters and romantic arc in this story are based on ideas from two friends, with their permission.)

Theme: Face danger with a smile, and your dreams won't be far away. Be brave and keep moving forward, and miracles will surely happen!