Mu Manman is good-looking, but useless in every other way. Still... she has the self-important belief that she's the chosen heroine.
One day, she transmigrates to the Qianyuan Continent, a world of cultivation. Without a spiritual root, she can't practice cultivation, making her even more of a deadweight. But Mu Manman herself declares, "My fated journey as a heroine from another world begins!"
On her very first day there, she sees a red-eyed demon casually take the lives of two cultivators, tearing through their chests and ripping out their hearts. The bloody scene makes her scalp tingle, but she pats her chest and says, "Don't be scared, don't be scared. The heroine's halo will keep us safe!"
When a little black snake-shaped mark appears on the inside of her forearm,
Mu Manman: Am I bound to a System?
System: Go to Tianxuan Sect!
Mu Manman: Right, the System is right. It's the number one cultivation sect, obviously a must-visit spot for the heroine.
System: ...
System: How do you get into the number one immortal sect?
Mu Manman: I'm the heroine, of course I'll get in along the way. No, wait. I need a more ethereal name. Mu Qingqing. Perfect.
System: ...
When Mu Qingqing is refused entry and kicked out, the Immortal Venerable arrives and allows her to join as an outer disciple.
Mu Qingqing: Oh! As expected of the chosen heroine. Is this where the angsty teacher-student romance begins? I'm in, I'm in.
System: ...
Not only does Mu Qingqing constantly get herself into all sorts of life-threatening trouble, the little black snake System also keeps issuing one deadly mission after another...
Mu, who's completely lost the will to live: Why am I still an outer disciple? The romance hasn't progressed at all, either. Stupid System... It ran off! What happened to me being the chosen heroine? T-T
Tired, Mu decides to lie low and do nothing. Then she hears that the founder of Tianxuan Sect is coming out of seclusion.
Mu Qingqing: Oh? So this is the male lead. No wonder nothing happened between me and the Immortal Venerable. Turns out I had my heart set on the wrong guy from the start. Time to get moving. My heroine journey... is back on!
The founder emerges from seclusion, and the whole sect comes out to welcome him. Why does this founder from the bottom of Wangxu Cliff seem... kind of violent... and bloodthirsty?
As she's hesitating, someone shoves her off the cliff. She sees the founder's long black hair trailing behind him as he looks back with a wicked smile, his eyes glowing an enchanting crimson. Isn't this... the demon she met on the day she arrived?
Mu is completely at a loss. Are you sure this is your founder? Sob, I can't do this chosen heroine job anymore.
She struggles to survive under his demonic claws, then seizes a chance to overthrow her master and win her freedom. After many twists and turns, she makes it to the mortal world.
Mu Manman: What's the point of reaching for the stars? It's much more comfortable to keep my feet on the ground. I'll build my fortune, develop infrastructure, and follow the path of a leading lady.
But before she can even get started, the immortal sects fall and the demonic path takes over. The demons launch a full-scale invasion of the human world, and soon two demonic cultivators capture Mu Manman, planning to offer her to the Demon Venerable. Huh? This plot... it looks like a heroine's script!
Mu Manman: Let go of me! I can walk by myself. I'm going to be your future Demon Queen!
In the depths of the Nine Hells, on the throne in the Demon Palace, Ye Yuan narrows his eyes, calmly watching the woman kneeling in the hall. He parts his lips and says, "Qingqing, I've missed you terribly."
Mu Manman (swallowing): Founder... No! Your Excellency, let me make excuses for myself. I mean, let me explain...
Blurb saved on July 31, 2023.
Theme: Always be the heroine of your own story.
