Name: A Bandit Turns General
Author: Tian Budong

Synopsis

Bold, spirited female general VS sweet-faced, scheming, tea-loving, unhinged young lord

[Female lead's perspective]

Wang Jiangfei was born into a family of bandits, but she aspired to become a female general renowned throughout the land.

Unfortunately, her parents didn't support her dream, so Wang Jiangfei decided to act first and ask forgiveness later. She ran away and enlisted in the army in Lizhou.

On her first day in camp, she became the king of the new recruits.

During the camp assignment test, she seized the flag amid thousands of soldiers, and the cheers rang through the heavens. Wang Jiangfei was so pleased with herself that she grinned from ear to ear, only to discover she'd been assigned to the... kitchen camp.

When her companions laughed at her, Wang Jiangfei refused to back down.

"So what if I'm a cook? Who says a cook can't become a general? I'll be the first cook to become a general!"

Wang Jiangfei cooked over the fire, farmed, and raised pigs in the kitchen camp, keeping at it day after day without slacking off.

During the Lantern Festival, she went into town to buy supplies and was caught in a surprise attack. The enemy army was at the gates, and the forces were vastly uneven. The city was on the verge of falling.

Just as the people gave in to despair, Wang Jiangfei stepped forward. By herself, she turned the tide of battle and snatched victory from defeat!

News of the victory reached the capital, and overnight, Wang Jiangfei became famous throughout the land.

The young soldier, dressed in fine clothes and riding a fine horse, was riding high on the spring breeze, certain that success would follow. But at court, Wang Jiangfei's identity was exposed, and she was framed by villains. At the moment of life and death, the Prince of Qi's heir stepped in and saved her.

Wang Jiangfei thought to herself, "I've never met the heir, yet he saved my life. He really is a kind man!"

Just as she was feeling touched, she looked up and saw a figure entering the hall against the light...

Wait, why does this Prince of Qi's heir look so much like her little sidekick?

[Male lead's perspective]

The first time Lu Qing'an met Wang Jiangfei was on his way back to the capital. She robbed him, dragged him to her bandit stronghold, and nearly made him her concubine.

The second time he met Wang Jiangfei was on his way to Lizhou to investigate a case. A gang of bandits had no idea who they were dealing with. He was about to take care of them when Wang Jiangfei dropped out of the sky and saved him.

Wang Jiangfei mistook him for a helpless little rabbit who couldn't hurt a fly. Lu Qing'an didn't correct her. He needed to keep his identity hidden, so he joined the Lizhou army with her.

He watched Wang Jiangfei rise and fall in the army. No matter what she went through, the young woman's sincerity never changed.

His heart, too, came to rest with her.

Lu Qing'an had never imagined he would fall for anyone.

He was grim and indifferent, and knew nothing about love. He knew he wasn't worthy of her, yet he still wanted to get closer, and closer still.

Love is greed. Once it takes hold, all it does is ask for more.

Please, don't leave me.

One-on-one romance, happy ending.

Note: One of the supporting characters has transmigrated.

Coming soon: I Just Want to Make It to the Ending, please add it to your reading list~

Blurb:

[Slacker princess x Insecure puppy]

Shen Changying is a production assistant who works diligently and never complains. After getting drunk at a work dinner, she opens her eyes to find she's transmigrated into the script she's been working on.

It's a fantasy drama with a powerful female lead, a complicated, high-energy, melodramatic plot, complete with demon hunting, mystery solving, and tragic romance. In short, it's a deranged stew of everything.

The good news: she's become a princess, noble and beloved by all.

The bad news: she's read the script, and this character is killed by a great demon in the very first episode.

The System's voice drifts into her mind. It turns out Shen Changying has been making the screenwriter revise the script over and over, so the screenwriter's resentment pulled her into it. She has to complete her mission to return to the real world.

The System has only one mission: survive until the ending.

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Shen Changying begs the System to go easy on her. After all, she's a cannon-fodder character who dies in the first episode. Making it to the ending is an impossible dream.

Taking pity on her, the System gives her a hint: there's an important character in the palace dungeon who might turn things around.

Shen Changying rushes to the dungeon and spots a young man in the corner of the deepest cell.

He is strikingly handsome, with a beauty mark at the corner of his upturned eyes that gives him an alluringly wicked air. Even with his disheveled black hair and shabby clothes, his extraordinary looks are impossible to hide.

Shen Changying is certain he's the important character the System mentioned, so she cheerfully frees him.

Once they leave the dungeon, the sunlight dazzles her. Shen Changying casually asks the maid beside her what the young man did to be locked in such a high-security dungeon.

The maid says, "Your Highness, this convict was imprisoned for trying to assassinate you!"

Shen Changying: ...

What kind of savior is this? He's the living King of Hell!

[Extra scene]

At the Longevity Banquet, the director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau presents a birthday gift: the Illusion-Breaking Mirror. The mirror is a sacred artifact that can see through disguises and reveal monsters. The emperor is delighted and immediately decides to try it out.

The Illusion-Breaking Mirror hangs above the great hall. As everyone looks up, its surface suddenly ripples like water, letting out a humming roar.

The director sees this and turns pale.

A reaction like that means there's a monster in the hall, and a powerful one at that!

Shen Changying remembers hearing the screenwriter talk about this famous scene.

In this very scene, the Illusion-Breaking Mirror reveals Zhu Hui's true form and exposes him as a monster!

Shen Changying's mind races. She's about to cover for Zhu Hui when the Illusion-Breaking Mirror slowly floats down in front of her.

Shen Changying: ???

Before anyone can react, the Illusion-Breaking Mirror reveals Shen Changying's true form.

It turns out that Shen Changying is the monster hidden in the hall.

Shen Changying: !!!!!

Wait, that's not how the script goes!!!!!

System: Oh, right, Host. I forgot to tell you: the screenwriter revised the script and decided to have you die here.