The Female General and the Beautiful Imperial Preceptor

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Coming soon: After Kissing My Nemesis by Force. Please add it to your library! The blurb is below this one.

Yuan Xi died on the battlefield. In the moment before her death, she suddenly realized that until then, she had lived her life for others.

She was the only daughter of the Yuan family, burdened with the family's great responsibilities: defending the homeland and protecting the people of Dongliang.

The man she loved with all her heart was Jiang Que, the eldest son of the Jiang family. They had grown up together, and he was known as the most beautiful man in the capital. Whenever she asked when he would marry her, he would say, "Once you've earned ten military honors, I'll bring eight palanquins and carry you home as my bride."

But he didn't keep that promise even after she earned eleven military honors.

Then, in her twelfth battle, she died on the battlefield. She was only twenty-five.

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As if waking from a deep, dreamlike sleep, she discovered she had been reborn, back at the age of fifteen.

Yuan Xi went to the Jiang residence and asked Jiang Que, "When will you be willing to marry me?"

Just as she remembered, he said, "Once you've earned ten military honors, I'll marry you."

But this time, she decided to give up on him. He was just making her empty promises, after all. He would never marry her.

There were plenty of men in the world. If one didn't work out, she could find another. Why hang herself from a single tree?

At the summer lantern festival, she was laughing and playing with her friends when she turned and bumped into someone. A faint scent of pine filled the air.

"Sorry." Then she looked up and saw a man as beautiful as a painting. One glance was enough to leave her stunned, and his image settled in her heart.

"It's all right." He smiled, his expression gentle and his voice like jade beads falling to the floor.

Yuan Xi stood there, stunned, and didn't come back to herself until he had walked away.

It took her two days of asking around to learn that the man she had met at the lantern festival was Dongliang's youngest State Preceptor, as well as the emperor's cousin, Xiahou Lin.

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The State Preceptor's residence soon began receiving frequent visits from someone. Sometimes she came openly through the front gate; sometimes she climbed over the wall in the middle of the night. Within days, she had become familiar with everyone there. Even the guards turned a blind eye when they saw her coming, pretending not to notice.

One night, Xiahou Lin sat at the desk by the window and watched his "regular visitor" leap down from the wall. He raised an eyebrow. "Miss Yuan, you come here so often. Is that really appropriate?"

Yuan Xi leaned against the window, smiling as she teased him. "What, afraid I'll ruin your reputation?"

"I am."

"Then I'll marry you. That way, I can come see you openly."

"Marry me?" Xiahou Lin sighed. "Have you got that backward?"

"Then you marry me."

"..."

Yuan Xi swung a leg over the windowsill and raised an eyebrow at him. "No?"

Xiahou Lin looked up at her. "It's not impossible."

[Bold and spirited female general and refined, gentle State Preceptor]

A sweet, lighthearted romance.

Coming soon: After Kissing My Nemesis by Force

The Xiaoyun Sword Sect and the Yingfeng Sword Sect were sworn enemies. They had fought for a hundred years, and neither would yield to the other.

In their generation, Fu Xin was the heir to the Xiaoyun Sword Sect, while Wu Yuan was the sole successor to the Yingfeng Sword Sect. Their differing sects and personalities made them mortal enemies. Whenever they met, they fought.

They had been at each other's throats for over ten years, ever since they first met at fifteen. In their final battle, at the summit of Xiaoyao, Fu Xin lost by half a move, and Wu Yuan ran her through the heart with his sword.

Out of respect for their many years of acquaintance, Wu Yuan offered to take her last words to her family. But as he leaned closer, Fu Xin grabbed him by the collar and kissed him hard.

Wu Yuan was stunned, his eyes wide.

Fu Xin grinned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. "I hope that disgusts you, you bastard..."

Then she smiled and breathed her last.

Wu Yuan: ?

Fu Xin woke up reborn. She was excited for most of the day, thinking that this time she'd train hard, surpass that bastard Wu Yuan as soon as possible, and never lose to him again.

But that very night, Wu Yuan climbed over the wall and pinned her between it and his arms, eyes red as he demanded, "When did you start liking me?"

Fu Xin: ?

Damn it, that bastard had been reborn too...

[Hot-tempered heroine and unhinged hero]

Both leads are reborn, and neither is a perfect person.

A wuxia setting in an imaginary world, with plenty of original worldbuilding. Please don't overanalyze it.

Theme: Learn to cut your losses in time and make the most of the present.