Xuan He died.
Xuan He came back to life.
Unfortunately, she went from being the illustrious senior disciple of Yanshan to a human infant who couldn't even take care of herself.
Even worse, she was afflicted by a forbidden spell and forced to bind herself to Ling Zhao, her sworn enemy in life.
If the two of them get more than five feet apart, they lose their spiritual power and suffer unbearable pain.
To make life more bearable from now on, Xuan He resolves to endure the humiliation and keep her identity secret, becoming an inconspicuous little accessory at Ling Zhao's side.
She absolutely must not be found out before she regains her freedom!
But during this time, she discovers that Ling Zhao seems to be looking at her more and more strangely...
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As the heir to the greatest sect under heaven, Ling Zhao is noble and dignified, with extraordinary talent. He is the perfect disciple in the eyes of his elders and the perfect role model to the younger generation!
But few know that he was born in a dark mire, and is seen by the world as an ill omen.
He should have spent his whole life sinking into darkness, until he met a girl who blundered into the mire, still naive and innocent. She coaxed and tricked him into leaving that tiny patch of ground.
It was the first time he had seen the light of day. She left behind a little bell, then disappeared without a trace.
After five hundred years of cultivation, Ling Zhao's path had gone smoothly all the way.
Then one day, an infant of unknown origin appeared by his side. Whenever she was even a little too far away, his spiritual power poured out of him like a floodgate had opened, and every inch of his body ached unbearably.
To break the forbidden spell, he takes the little burden along on his travels far and wide.
Who could have guessed that the bell that had been silent for four hundred years would ring in the little burden's hands...
Reader's Guide:
1. The heroine won't stay in infant form for long.
2. The story and romance get equal attention. This isn't serious cultivation fiction, and it has plenty of authorial liberties.
3. The heroine really is just an accessory in the early and middle parts. She eats, sleeps, lies around, then eventually gets back on her feet.
Coming soon in my collection: After I Transmigrated into a Fake Sweet Romance Novel's Heroine. Here's the blurb:
Bai Qingyue transmigrated into a book.
The good news is that she became the heroine, who has the same name as her. The bad news is that she only read the opening and the ending of the original story.
No matter. The original story was labeled a sweet romance, and the ending shoved candy into her mouth. Now that she knows who the male lead is, how hard can it be to seduce him?
She's the heroine, with a halo of her own.
At the Lingxiao Alliance Gathering, the finest talents from across the land assembled.
The male lead, Ye Xuntang, had already made a name for himself, and was invited to travel a thousand miles to attend.
At the time, Bai Qingyue was an unknown nobody. Her fellow disciples played a trick on her and sent her to sweep the mountain gate.
This was part of the opening plot, and Bai Qingyue knew what to expect. Grateful for her fellow disciples' help, she happily grabbed a broom and hurried to the mountain gate.
At just the right moment, Bai Qingyue lay in front of the gate, looking both bedraggled and confident, waiting for the male lead to descend from the sky.
Ye Xuntang passed by with his junior sister.
Junior Sister: "Hey, why is this girl sleeping here? Is she hurt?"
Ye Xuntang: "Don't meddle in other people's business."
The two walked away gracefully.
Bai Qingyue, half-dead, sprang up like a carp.
Why isn't this sweet romance following the usual plot?
Could that sweet-romance label in the blurb be a scam?
On a distant rooftop, someone took in the whole scene.
She gets bullied by her fellow disciples, then hides and laughs about it. What an oddball...
Theme: Persistence brings victory
I think Tang Ke's character is more distinctive than Ling Zhao!