But the Autumn Wind Led Me Astray

Blurb:

A little orb of light with a tiny dragon tail, claiming to come from beyond this world, tells Chi Sang in a dream that it wants to form a contract with her.

"You help me gather energy, and I'll help you avoid disaster. How about it?" the little orb asks.

Chi Sang smiles disdainfully. What disasters could she possibly face?

The little orb flicks its tail, and Chi Sang has a long, long dream.

In the dream, her older brother becomes a gambler, she turns against her family, and then a ruffian who preys on women harms her, leaving her betrothed to break off their engagement.

After becoming the Fourth Prince's concubine, she gives everything to help him seize the throne. But just a few years later, the court falls into chaos, foreign enemies invade, and the land is torn apart. Amid the chaos of war, she dies a terrible death beneath the blades of the soldiers.

...What kind of joke is this!?

Chi Sang slams the table in fury, vowing to defy fate and change her destiny!

Her brother won't listen and insists on checking out a gambling den? Then don't blame me for being ruthless!

She'll reclaim the shops and estates her mother left her, and build up her covert guard!

She'll gather energy for the little orb while doing everything she can to save herself, and, while she's at it, prevent the kingdom's collapse and her family's ruin years from now.

She'll do whatever it takes to achieve her goals!

But...

Why is this man, who is supposed to become a cold-blooded, murderous demon, so righteous and guileless now? And why does he keep coming to her side, ruining her plans again and again?

The little orb was separated from its master and lost most of its memories,

but that doesn't stop it from being well-traveled and knowledgeable~

Now some big fool has come along to cause trouble for the esteemed Miss Chi,

who happens to be its current temporary contractor!

If anyone wants to bother Miss Chi, they'd better see whether it, the little orb, will allow it!

With its clever advice, that straight-laced, adorably foolish big oaf is completely at their mercy. Haha~

But...

As its memories gradually return,

why does this big fool... Er, no, this handsome, noble man, with a face carved from jade, look more and more like the master it's been searching for?

Ah!!!

You little brat! What are you doing to the esteemed Immortal Lord!?

Theme: Trust your own choices.