Xiang Xueji, the most carefree and unruly Third Miss of Linglong City, had just formed her golden core when she had a bizarre, absurd dream.
Only after a long dream did she learn that the five male companions in her household would all become future prodigies, destined for greatness.
And, of course, they would also become enemies who hated her to the bone and sent her to her death.
The gentle musician hated her for treating him like a performer brought in for amusement, a plaything to while away the time.
The once-arrogant scion of a great clan hated her for being overbearing and never taking him seriously.
The young man who had risen from a mortal's life to the path of immortality hated her for using her power to keep him under her thumb, treating him as nothing but a subordinate.
The once-decisive young master of the demonic sect hated her for using her past kindness to manipulate him, forcing him to become a caged bird confined to the city.
The aloof, proud sword prodigy hated her for looking down on everyone and making him bow to her, all to show off her own superiority.
And in the end, once all five male leads had risen to greatness, they immediately switched sides and led their followers in an attack on Linglong City.
Xiang Xueji: ...? No, do you have any conscience at all? When you were penniless and had nowhere to go, I was the one who saved you and brought you to Linglong City!
Xiang Xueji had always held a grudge. The debt of gratitude was settled, but the score was only just beginning.
She would make them understand who the true master of Linglong City was.
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Everyone knew the Third Miss of Linglong City was spoiled, willful, and eccentric.
And no one hated her more than Xiang Xueji's five male companions.
They hated her, and they hated this cage even more. So they wanted to overthrow Linglong City and break her proud, unyielding spirit.
But when their army reached the gates, she stood at the highest point, looking down at the men still gazing up at her, her smile lazy and cold.
Only then did they realize that, one after another, they had fallen for her in ways they never should have.
They wanted to get close to her, to win her back, to prove that all those years had not been nothing but pretense.
But Xiang Xueji no longer wanted them.
So this was what it meant to hate someone to the bone.
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Before he died, Xiang Mengjue swore that if he had another life, he would kill the Third Miss of Linglong City before she fell into demonic ways, lest she harm the world and throw the whole realm into chaos.
In his previous life, the Third Miss had been betrayed by the person closest to her, and so she had fallen to the demonic path, wreaking havoc across the world and becoming the greatest obstacle to his devotion to Buddhism.
Facing her on the battlefield, he saw the Third Miss from afar, her slender figure graceful, her black gauze robes whipping in the demonic wind.
The lights of the whole city were reflected in her smiling eyes, demonic aura and majesty mingling as one.
A faint curve touched her lips. Neither angry nor joyful, she seemed exactly what she was meant to be: the supreme demon of this world, looking down upon all living things.
At that moment, his Buddhist heart wavered for an instant. That brief distraction cost him his life, and his cultivation was destroyed.
When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the day he cultivated his Buddhist heart.
With hatred in his heart, Xiang Mengjue swore that this time, he would strike first.
Yet when he infiltrated Linglong City ahead of time, he discovered that the Xiang Xueji of this life was merely an innocent, carefree young lady.
In his previous life, she had slaughtered countless people. In this life, Xiang Mengjue saw her gazing up at the eaves, chatting and teasing the swallows perched on the beams, the corners of her eyes curved in a smile. She showed none of the makings of the future demon king.
As a Buddhist cultivator, he despised evil and reminded himself that this woman would one day bring disaster upon the world.
But after watching her from the shadows for a long time, an outrageous thought arose in his heart:
If no one betrayed her in this life, would she never walk that path at all?
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ⅠNotes for readersⅠ
1. The true male lead is Xiang Mengjue: a willful, troublemaking young lady × a Buddhist cultivator who despises evil. The male lead is reborn, and the female lead awakens to the truth.
2. The female lead is beloved by everyone, truly everyone, men and women alike. That means people all like the character herself and admire her personality.
3. The female lead's career arc and golden finger will both be huge. Our goal is to unify the world.
4. Before the ending, the female lead will have successive one-on-one romances. The male lead's C-card is protected, but both leads are not guaranteed to be virgins.
5. The outline is complete, the characters are well developed, and there's plenty written in advance. Updates are every other day outside featured rankings and daily during featured rankings. I'll take a break if something comes up.
6. I'll add more if I think of anything.
7. Feel free to check out the upcoming stories in my collection.
Theme: Defy fate, change your destiny, and stand on your own
"There is always her sister Xiang Chuqing..." This is a big bug for the author~ Xiang Yunxiao