She's Just After Beautiful People

In Yancheng, the courtesan of the Yingxiang House sold her first night to a wealthy merchant for seven hundred taels of silver. In a red gown and a veil over her eyes, Wusheng waited in the room, the jade dagger beneath her hem glinting in the light.

But the one who arrived wore black armor.

The figure beyond her veil was tall. Their presence drew close, and a deep, husky voice murmured by her ear, "My wife is beautiful."

In the struggle, they both fell onto the soft goose-down bed.

The dagger pressed against her slender waist. The newcomer picked it up and quietly asked what it was.

Knowing she had been exposed, Wusheng stopped hiding. A poisoned needle appeared between her fingers, and her eyes were filled with icy killing intent.

The next moment, the dagger clattered to the floor.

The newcomer leaned over her. "It's all right. It doesn't matter."

2.

After her assassination attempt failed, the wealthy merchant hosted a banquet and invited a girl from the Fuhua House to play the qin.

An unexpected guest arrived, and Wusheng learned that the person she'd met that day was Xiao Liwutong, the so-called leader of the Qiyuan Pavilion, a name known throughout the martial world.

All ten of the martial world's most famous hidden weapons and traps had come from the Qiyuan Pavilion. People said its new leader was cruel and defied all moral principles, to the point that no one could tell whether she was male or female.

Wusheng thought she hadn't been recognized, but then someone pinned her in a secluded spot and threatened her in a low voice: "Stay away from them, or you'll die."

Wusheng paid no heed. At the banquet, her bright red dress swayed with her graceful movements as she poured a cup of wine for Lord Wang.

The next moment, Xiao Tong raised a hand, and a dart flew from between her fingers, striking Lord Wang directly in the neck.

Blood spattered across the snow-white veil. Wusheng stared at the corpse, grotesquely dead, her pupils contracting.

This lunatic.

3.

By chance, Pavilion Leader Xiao heard a rumor that she was afraid of mice and insects.

"Which blind fool said that? I'll go pull their tongue out right now."

Wusheng glanced at her. "Me."

Her gaze seemed to ask what Xiao could possibly do to her. She was perfectly calm, or rather, utterly unafraid.

Xiao Tong fell silent for a moment, then smiled with even deeper meaning.

"I don't necessarily have to pull out your tongue. Your punishment... could take another form."

4.

After going to all the trouble of winning her over, Xiao Tong nearly grew a tail she could wag as she grinned at her beauty.

Wusheng: "You smile like you're worth nothing."

Xiao Tong: "?"

The next morning, the person beside her was already gone. Wusheng got up through the pain and calmly straightened her rumpled clothes. "Where's your pavilion leader?"

The little maid knelt before the red curtains. "Madam, the leader said... she was going to find out how much her smile was worth."

Wusheng: "?"

Only when she saw box after box of gold being carried into the pavilion did Wusheng realize that the woman had gone to smile at a corrupt official.

The corrupt official saw the Ghost Fiend's smile and, to save his life, immediately handed over his family treasures.

Xiao Tong instantly turned into a strutting peacock. "Am I expensive?"

Wusheng: "..."

5.

When the frontier fell, Wusheng asked the person lying beside her to come up with a solution. Xiao Tong turned toward her, captivated by the beauty's bright, rippling eyes.

"If my Wusheng is willing to whisper in my ear at night, then this little pavilion leader, who happens to have some troops, might consider it."

"Whisper in your ear?" Wusheng curled her lips, a playful smile captivating as she slipped her slender fingers between Xiao Tong's. She answered at once, "All right."

Outside the window, snow weighed down the branches of the parasol tree. Inside, incense smoke curled like flames.

"You'll have to be able to take it."

"You..."

"Shh." Wusheng gently lifted her chin.

"Call me big sister."

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A devoted, unhinged, puppy-like younger woman x a seductive beauty with a scorpion's heart

Reading guide:

1. Both are strong; they take turns being on top.

2. They knew each other as children but forgot for some reason. Their past will gradually come to light as the story progresses.

3. I welcome suggestions, but please spare me if you like acting like a teacher. Love you~

4. Every plot point serves the characters and the story. Please don't draw comparisons to real life or the author. My writing is rough, so if you don't like the beginning, feel free to exit in the top-left corner. Let's all be happy little readers~

The blurb was screenshotted on March 19, 2023~

Theme: Love can begin with one glance, and one glance can last ten thousand years.