[Rich romantic subplots. Nearly everyone has their own story, but as a devoted fan of beautiful tragic endings, you know the drill. Main CP: Yuan Yu. Secondary CPs yet to be discovered. No limits on relationships: BL, GL... it's all here. The timeline is a jumble, and the point of view isn't fixed, so read at your own discretion.]
“Your lord has never liked forcing anyone. But you are the woman I desire, so I have no choice but to kidnap you first and make you my bride. Feelings can be cultivated.”
As the target of her mission... ahem, the final villain she was supposed to eliminate, Mu Zhiyuan was utterly unmoved by this threatening confession. She was the heroine, after all. A few romantic entanglements were perfectly normal.
“Foolish girl, I only want to keep you safe.”
Everyone knew the villain's loyal puppy was in love with Mu Zhiyuan. He openly turned against the big bad in front of all the righteous clans, declaring he would protect her. He even handed her a map of the villain's camp to help her, all for her sake...?
After all that, even if Mu Zhiyuan wasn't moved, she was touched enough to soften toward the loyal puppy. Ignoring the System's warnings, she accepted the punishment for failing her mission without a second thought, and did everything she could to help him join the righteous side...
And only at the very end do you tell me this is a story of mutual pining? I thought you loved her, so I got angry and wanted to marry her. I thought you loved her, so I risked my life to protect her?
Mu Zhiyuan was sick. She had split up this pair of star-crossed lovers...
Theme: Do good deeds throughout the world.
