Dog-Blood Drama Everywhere in the Martial World

What is the martial world like?

Is it flashing blades and settling scores with a satisfying vengeance?

Or one sword and one jug of wine, one person and one horse, upholding justice and roaming the world?

Or perhaps a group of close friends, living freely, standing by one another as they venture across the land?

Before entering the martial world, Wu Yue imagined all kinds of possibilities. Only after she plunged into it did she discover that, beyond all of the above, she might also get caught in a ridiculous mess.

Think it's going to be a familiar story about a hero saving a beauty, falling off a cliff or into a river, then surviving and stumbling upon a fortuitous encounter?

No, no. It's an upgraded version:

Forced love, stealing someone's beloved, you love her, she loves him, and he loves her too: a complicated, multi-sided romance!

Hurry and grab your little stool, bring your sunflower seeds and peanuts, and join her for some juicy gossip.

A small-time weakling who says no but secretly means yes x a powerhouse who smiles sweetly to your face, but can take someone out with a single sword strike behind your back

Content warnings:

1. As the title suggests, the story contains plenty of melodramatic tropes, though most don't involve the main characters.

2. The heroine is a weakling who's bad at everything but loves to play.

3. The male lead marries into the heroine's family. For now, that's just a title.

4. More warnings may be added later.

Currently updating: Has Senior Sister Vanquished Her Heart Demon Today?

Blurb:

Welcome to the world of xianxia. Here we are at the latest demon-hunting operation of the Xuanqing Sect's xxth demon-hunting squad. Its members are:

Senior Brother Qi, who isn't good with words, but always has a pleasant smile that makes people wary.

Senior Brother Shang, eloquent and a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, but always drops the ball at a crucial moment.

Senior Sister Zhuo, beautiful and icy, with combat skills through the roof. Whenever she opens her mouth, she's either roasting someone or about to roast someone.

Junior Brother Yu, gentle as jade and incredibly charming, the senior sister's number one fan. He spends all day calling out "Senior Sister" and "Senior Sister," and turns sour the moment she's out of sight.

Junior Sister Jiang, beautiful with a sweet voice and the whole squad's darling. She's a grass swaying in the wind, easily blown from side to side, and liable to stab someone in the back if you're not careful.

Now let's see what the squad members are up to

Scene One:

Yu Lan: Praising Senior Sister all day, looking for every chance to get close, and taking little digs at his three fellow disciples.

Scene Two:

The first three senior disciples, forced to play the supporting role, viciously beat away the ghosts and monsters before them, then glare at him. "Senior Sister Zhuo/Junior Sister, do something about him!"

Zhuo Qingping is busy fighting monsters too, and fighting a whole horde of them at that. She replies without a shred of sympathy, "No time."

Every day, Senior Sister Zhuo, the squad's only heavy hitter and top combatant, drags her four deadweight teammates around as they vanquish demons and collect their commissions.

Scene Three (This is classified footage. All viewers are required to keep it confidential):

It's still our stunning and badass Senior Sister Zhuo, but pay attention to what's behind her, behind her!

A blurry black shadow quietly appears. Let's see what it's doing

First, it shoves Junior Brother Yu out of the way. Then it steps on his foot and presses close to Senior Sister Zhuo!

And how does our Senior Sister Zhuo react?

Senior Sister Zhuo has drawn her sword! Is she going to chop that shadow in half? Let's zoom in. Wait, where's our camera?

To find out what happens next, let's switch to our backup camera: the main story!

This is the story of five deadweight disciples who head down the mountain to vanquish demons. Readers, please click to add it to your reading list~

P.S. Some modern expressions appear because of the setting.

A slow-burn ensemble story.

The main characters all have their strengths and flaws. None of them are perfect.

Inline comments are open.

Upcoming novel: My Childhood Friend Is the Male Lead of a Male-Focused Novel

Blurb:

In this world, strange creatures run rampant. Fortunately, spirit tamers have begun to appear. Using the power of spirit demons, they protect the peace of the human world.

Hundreds of years later, another cultivation system formed by spirit tamers, spirit command, also steps into the limelight.

Spirit taming and spirit command differ by a single character, yet they are worlds apart. Will these two diametrically opposed groups eventually reach the same destination by different paths, or will they head in opposite directions?

The story of these young people begins at the Spirit Command Academy.

Everyone knows there are five people you must never provoke at the Spirit Command Academy.

The one you must be most careful not to offend is the girl who looks easiest to bully and least capable in a fight, but is actually incredibly strong: Qiqi.

Of course, how well she can fight isn't the point. The point is that if you offend her, you'll also indirectly offend the most petty person (Fang Hui), the one who loves fighting most (Jiu Xia), the most vindictive one (Bai Zang), and the richest one (Jin Su).

Theme: Love life, love yourself.