Tempting the Pagoda

There are several upcoming novels in my collection. My next one will be We Switched Bodies, So Why Is My Nemesis Asking Me to Marry Him? If you're interested, you can add it to your collection.

Upcoming Novel Blurb:

Qian An had a strange dream.

She was a blacksmith's daughter, but in the dream she married into a prestigious family and later died young.

After waking, Qian An's health grew weaker by the day. Then, one day, someone claiming to be the Romance System told her

she could choose a target to win over and use the System's power to stay alive.

The System offered her two choices: Xu Fanghui or Xie Yingzhang.

Qian An: "Why can I only choose them?"

No one answered.

Xu Fanghui was her husband in the dream.

Xie Yingzhang...

Her nemesis, a man with nothing but good looks, a womanizer who was always putting on an act.

Without another word, Qian An chose Xu Fanghui.

To save her own life, Qian An deliberately got close to Xu Fanghui.

Everything went smoothly at first, but Xie Yingzhang kept showing up to make trouble for her.

Just as Qian An was getting fed up...

"Unknown System malfunction!"

The world spun. When Qian An opened her eyes again, she was surrounded by the furnishings in Xie Yingzhang's courtyard.

Before she could recover, someone respectfully addressed her: "Young Master."

?

Qian An looked at the water beside her. Reflected in the pool was a face she would recognize even if it were reduced to ashes.

A System malfunction had unexpectedly switched Qian An's soul with Xie Yingzhang's.

Later,

Qian An: "You know I have a System!"

Xie Yingzhang was silent for a moment. "Now I'm its Host."

Qian An's voice trembled. "What does that mean?"

Xie Yingzhang gazed at her intently. "It's called a Romance System. The name says it all: you have to love me."

Novel Blurb:

You Liu has been given an enormous task.

Make Shenchen break his vows and ruin his Buddhist cultivation.

Shenchen's secular name is Xue Lianghong. He is the current emperor's second son.

The empress misses her son desperately, so she assigns You Liu this task.

Shenchen is gentle and kind. You Liu thought it would be easy to tempt him into breaking his vows,

but even when she put on a gauzy robe and lay on his monk's bed, he remained unmoved.

You Liu's attempts to seduce Shenchen fail again and again. Just as she begins to think he has some unspoken difficulty,

she suddenly runs into him beneath the moonlight, his sash undone and his breathing uneven.

Shenchen looks at her, his gaze burning.

You Liu's heart skips a beat.

Shenchen suffers from delusions. Whenever he has an episode at night, his memories stop at the time before he became a monk, and he lives in the past.

That version of Shenchen is carefree, uninhibited, and full of youthful spirit.

Watching Shenchen in the midst of an episode, You Liu's thoughts turn.

She can tempt the afflicted Shenchen into breaking his vows.

The afflicted Shenchen lets down his guard around her and cannot resist her teasing.

You Liu draws him into a kiss and teaches him what to do in bed.

On countless dark nights, the two of them lose themselves in blissful passion.

*

Shenchen keeps his distance from women. One day, a charming, bright-eyed palace maid appears at his side.

She deliberately gets close to him, climbs into his bed, and, thinking he's impotent, secretly drugs him.

She says she likes him.

Shenchen sees through all her little tricks and avoids her.

Gradually, the maid stops trying to sweet-talk him. It seems she has many secrets.

Shenchen thinks this is another one of her tricks.

Then one day, he sees an intimate-looking mark on her lips, and his gaze darkens.

He cups her face, gently caresses the mark on her lips, and asks with a cold laugh, "Who was it?"

"A Liu, tell me who you love."

Reading Guide:

1. Both leads believe in true love, and their relationship develops gradually.

2. The setting serves the plot, and many of the monastery's rules are original inventions.

Theme: Strive tirelessly for self-improvement.