Redeeming the Tragic Beauty, with a Restricted-Content Script

After transmigrating, Ye Qingluo is automatically bound by the System to the first person she touches. She has to stay in contact with him to survive.

On the brink of death, she binds herself to Shen Changting, the aloof master who dies horribly in the original story.

Looking at the immortal-like man, Ye Qingluo curls her lips into a smile. "This could work!"

To stay alive, Ye Qingluo moves to her master's mountain and keeps finding excuses to touch him and extend her life.

The first time, she brings him a book and brushes his hand.

Shen Changting: ?

The second time, she practices swordplay and brushes his hand.

Shen Changting: …

Finally, when she reaches for him again, her beautiful master silently steps away. "Today, we're studying the virtues of respecting one's master."

Ye Qingluo nods enthusiastically, then turns around and sneaks another touch.

Shen Changting's expression is unreadable.

Watching the time she has left dwindle, Ye Qingluo decides to sneak into her master's "bedroom" at night.

But the person she touches feels as hot as iron, and the man who is as pure as the moon stares at her, his eyes full of pain and restraint...

Ye Qingluo: ?

Something's not right...

Shen Changting made a name for himself at a young age. Aloof and noble, he was the one most likely to ascend. But after a great battle, he was cursed. His desires grew stronger by the day until they were impossible to control, yet no one could break the curse.

Driven to the brink, he was about to end his own life when someone opened his door, eyes full of hope, and called him Master, begging him to save her.

Then I'll live one more day.

On the night his affliction flared, he heard his sly, timid disciple whisper an apology.

The next day, she had actually run away.

When he found her, she was touching another man's hand, smiling brightly as she said, "Get married? Freedom matters more."

Shen Changting heard the taut string inside him snap for good.

[Timid disciple who only dares to touch his hand but accidentally goes way too far, a sunny, rebellious girl x Master who holds back and denies himself at first, then gets jealous and talks himself into love, a self-loathing man]

Reader's Guide:

1. The heroine grows over the course of the story. She's a rebellious girl with an unusual train of thought. The hero is gentle but dark, knows how to seduce, and loses his mind all by himself. One-on-one romance.

2. Lighthearted and sweet. Please don't overanalyze it.

3. My own take on cultivation, with a mountain of original worldbuilding.

Please add "Ding! The Villainous Demon Lord Has Applied to Take Your Place" to your reading list

Shen Mingzhu is the daughter of Xianzhou, an unremarkable beauty beside her exceptionally talented older sister.

The only thing people envy her for is her handsome, promising fiance.

When Xu Duan first introduced her, he was as gentle as flowing water. As he swore eternal devotion, she smiled, happy and shy.

Amid the envious gazes of everyone around them, only one person let out a derisive laugh, openly mocking her.

Xie Wuyu, Xu Duan's friend, holds a high position in a righteous sect despite being a demon. Arrogant, cold-blooded, and contemptuous of all, he never gives anyone the slightest kindness.

By chance, a man like him witnesses her fiance sharing a night of passion with someone else.

Xie Wuyu watches the scene with amused interest, ignoring her humiliation as he slowly draws near. With the uniquely seductive charm of a demon, he says, "How about I help you give him a taste of his own medicine?"

Shen Mingzhu never imagined that one day he would grip her by the neck and pin her against a door.

Steam fills the room, their breathing tangles together. Her fiance's heartfelt words ring all too clearly through the door.

The man bites her lip and asks with a cruel smile, "Why aren't you answering him?"

The first time he saw Shen Mingzhu, she was nestled in another man's arms, smiling with radiant shyness. At the time, he found the sight unbearably grating.

The first time she saw Xie Wuyu, it took only a glance for her to know she had found a more suitable weapon.

[Bonus Scene]

The day her scheme was exposed, Shen Mingzhu prepared to burn all bridges. Instead, he took her wrist and pressed her hand to his soft, furry beast ears. His voice was alluring: "Since you played with me, you might as well see it through."

Shen Mingzhu: "?"

Theme: Work hard to build a beautiful life