Kill That Miaojiang Witch

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[The main storyline is complete!!! Click to see a pure-hearted, aloof beauty turned into the gloomy, obsessive ghost featured on the cover.]

When Zhu Ye first came down from the mountain, she met a little Daoist priest from Shu Mountain.

The little priest was as beautiful as an immortal, tall and graceful, with black hair tied high and porcelain-white skin. A spot of cinnabar marked the space between his brows. His expression was cold, but his eyes held a pool of chilly spring water.

At first, Zhu Ye wanted to kill him.

But he was so interesting. When she stroked him, his ears turned red. When she touched him, he shed tears. When she kissed him, his whole body grew feverishly hot, and all day long he stammered out a string of protests about how improper it was.

Zhu Ye decided not to kill him.

She would make this little Daoist her playmate. He looked so kissable, and if they coupled one day, flowers would surely bloom from his body.

But the little priest was always so high and mighty. He rarely met her gaze and wouldn't couple with her, either.

Until later, when he turned his back on his sect for her and went blind. The Shougong Gu on his forehead glowed bright red, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a demon. He locked an arm around her neck, tears running from his left eye, desperate to press himself against her and merge with her flesh and blood. His gaze stayed fixed on her as he lowered his voice and whispered seductively:

"A Mu, please. Let Yi Nu cross over."

Reader's Guide:

1. How to drive a pure-hearted, aloof beauty mad: watch him transform into the gloomy, obsessive ghost on the cover.

2. Both leads have only been with each other. The male lead has never left the mountain before and doesn't speak the language well. He also dislikes talking, so at first he stammers, but he gets better later. The female lead likes talking to Gu insects, cursing, and lying, but she speaks differently, and sometimes her hometown dialect and the Central Plains dialect slip into her curses.

3. The female lead has placed a Shougong Gu on the male lead. It leaves a cinnabar mark between his brows that turns vivid when he is excited, makes his body feverishly hot, and causes his left eye to tear up. When the female lead falls for someone, her heart hurts and her bell rings. [A period historical romance, with no supernatural elements. The story explains the details.]

Upcoming novel: After I Was Forced to Sleep with My Archenemy Childhood Friend

Archenemies become spouses | Secret identities revealed | He has a secret crush

Li Zhao is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Li's household. Beautiful as a spring flower and exceptionally talented, she comes first in the academy's annual examinations every year.

The only area where she falls a little short is archery and horsemanship, where Xiao Heng surpasses her.

Xiao Heng is handsome and well-born, the legitimate son of the Duke of Xiao's household and the current empress's nephew.

Li Zhao and Xiao Heng grew up together.

But Li Zhao can't stand Xiao Heng.

She hates how he never takes anything seriously, yet the teachers praise him for his literary talent. She hates his perpetual grin and how people gather around him wherever he goes. She hates that he always beats her at archery and horsemanship.

But the Duke of Li's estate and the Duke of Xiao's estate are separated by only one wall.

After class, she has only just returned home when she sees Xiao Heng's detestable face.

At least Xiao Heng hates her, too.

They spend their days glaring and squabbling, but for the sake of appearances, they have no choice but to put on a show of harmony in front of their elders.

Fortunately, ever since childhood, a young gentleman has often sent Li Zhao little notes as her pen pal. His words are always full of comfort and reassurance, which never fail to cheer her up.

After observing him from every angle, Li Zhao is certain her correspondent is Wen Changjin, the frail but brilliantly talented student at the academy. As it happens, her mother is looking for a suitable match for her. In a foul mood, Li Zhao writes a note and has it sent back the way it came, arranging to meet the young gentleman at the Painted Gallery Lake three days later.

Nervously, Li Zhao pushes open the door and sees a red-robed young man leaning one hand against the windowsill.

The young man turns to look at her. His sharp brows and bright eyes are infuriating.

It's Xiao Heng!!!

Li Zhao feels absurdly helpless, as if someone has been stringing her along. She's about to lose her temper when Xiao Heng raises an eyebrow, looking surprised.

"Li Zhaozhao, what are you doing here?"

It was all a misunderstanding.

But Li Zhao doesn't want to say another word to Xiao Heng. She turns to leave, never imagining that an accident in the third month of the year would make them husband and wife in all but name.

From then on, they keep squabbling in public, but are inseparable in private.

Reader's Guide:

1. Archenemies become friends with benefits, then spouses. Their romance begins with their secret identities being revealed, followed by an aphrodisiac, then the heroine discovers the hero likes her, and finally they marry and live happily together.

2. A prickly young lady who wants to be first at everything x a spirited, shameless archenemy. The male lead has had a secret crush on her since childhood, but he's extremely good at keeping up appearances and has a wickedly sharp tongue.

3. The story takes place over a decade after the empress ascended the throne. Women can attend school and serve at court, and the separation between men and women is not very strict.

Theme: Love can overcome every obstacle