The Parasitic Flower Substitute Is Not What She Seems

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Coming soon: I Never Said I Was Human Too [Beast-Taming Style]. Visit my author page for the synopsis.

[Clear-Headed Black Lotus x Gentle, Socially Anxious Man]

About this novel

When Li Wu was born, the Demon Venerable planted a strange gu in her and molded her into the image of his beloved.

After years of diligently playing the stand-in, she finally managed to make the Demon Venerable utterly infatuated with her. She was just one step away from seizing power.

Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, his beloved would suddenly return…and she would become a discarded pawn?

As it happened, Bai Rong, the holy son of the Immortal Realm, stumbled into the situation and clashed with her "husband."

As their eyes met, Li Wu was the first to find a way out: use this future savior's help to escape the Demon Venerable's control.

But the idea meant something very different to Bai Rong.

He saw the corners of her eyes redden and her slender body tremble, yet her strange, utterly calm inner voice had already given her away.

"I think I've found a, "

"Better prey."

Later, Li Wu deliberately took the blame and a blade meant for the beloved, all to escape the Demon Venerable's surveillance and obtain the most important ingredient for breaking the gu: the purest heart's blood of an immortal cultivator.

And the holy son of the Immortal Realm, Bai Rong, the reincarnation of the Night-bright God, was the perfect candidate.

She schemed to make him wear a soul-binding chain alongside her and lured him into the mortal world so she could make her move more easily.

However, Li Wu had no idea…Bai Rong had already seen every thought and feeling she had.

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Everyone said Li Wu was nothing but a pathetic fake, an object of ridicule.

But Bai Rong knew that the woman who looked so delicate and helpless was deeply calculating, false in every way, and very good at using her pitiful appearance to deceive others.

But on the day her schemes were exposed,

Li Wu stood beneath a brilliant starry sky, her dimples showing, and suddenly took his hand, pulling him forward.

She ignored the glaring bloodstains covering her body, waved her tattered sleeves, thin as cicada wings, and smiled as she coaxed him. "Little Divine Lord, let's escape, "

"Together."

For some reason, the savior who had been bound by "fate" for years entertained a rebellious thought for the first time.

He cast aside all constraints, ironclad rules, and everything he was forbidden to do.

Bai Rong let her take his hand as they fled beyond the world's boundaries.

Li Wu had thought their relationship was nothing more than a liar and a fool endlessly entangled with each other.

Until she discovered that Bai Rong possessed a secret art that let him see all her awful thoughts…and the thick walls around her heart came crashing down.

A docile white dove wearing shackles of its own making, a pitiful caged bird pierced through with nails.

One willing, one forced

In the end, they were just two birds in a cage, keeping each other warm.

Tips:

1. The male lead is not severely socially anxious and can communicate normally.

2. Cultivation ranks: Spirit Aperture < Extreme Bone < Vanity < Crossing the Firmament < Renewed Constellation < Compassion for Life < Ascension.

3. One-on-one romance and a happy ending.

4. The male lead will split into several versions later, but only one will have a romantic relationship with the heroine.

*I'll do my best to update daily after the novel goes premium. Updates are usually at 9 p.m. If I can't update, I'll leave a note here. Thanks for understanding. [I seem to have caught the flu recently, so I'm taking a break. I'll resume updates as soon as I can.]

*If a chapter isn't updated, I'm just making minor edits.

*Why I entered the contest: The heroine begins as a doddering vine bound by others. She later awakens, saves herself, and fights through every obstacle, ultimately leaping through the Dragon Gate to claim her own glory.

Coming soon: I Never Said I Was Human Too [Beast-Taming Style]

[Future fantasy world + spirit-taming elements (contract spirits include, but aren't limited to, objects, beasts, artifacts, monsters, spirits, souls, and gods)]

Yu He was scavenging for supplies in the apocalypse when she unexpectedly transmigrated into a future fantasy world.

Here, alien beasts roamed everywhere, and spirits filled the skies.

Everyone was striving to become a spirit tamer.

But Yu He had no interest. She casually tossed away her notice that she had failed to graduate from the Spirit-Taming Academy, followed the original owner's memories home, and planned to live a quiet, carefree life.

But when she reached her destination, she found an abandoned garbage station, rusted and falling apart.

Yu He was speechless.

Even the high-risk jobs listed on recruitment sites paid far less than the lowest-level spirit tamers.

So Yu He shut her eyes, steeled herself, and gambled everything she had on the few dozen star coins left to her.

She never wanted to go back to a life where she never knew when she'd get her next meal!

At the graduation exam, the students eagerly brought out their prized, powerful contract spirits.

Only the long-ignored bottom-of-the-class girl, when faced with the top student, a heaven-sent prodigy

pulled out a busted refrigerator belching fire.

Yu He stood on icy blossoms, gripped sparks in her hand, and raised the fridge toward the enemy camp.

Then she sent her opponent and his Firefly Bone Butterfly flying with one mighty blow.

Everyone: Wait, who uses a contract spirit like that?!

Yu He: :D (cheerful.jpg)

Inside a secret spirit realm, the participants showed off their skills and did everything they could to capture contract spirits.

But the strange girl who had "made a name for herself" did something else the moment she encountered a rare, exotic beast

she took out a glowing, stinky sock.

Yu He turned its brightness all the way up and, while the giant beast had its eyes closed, planted her feet and whipped her arm forward.

A moment later, the sock landed squarely in the beast's mouth, knocking it out with its stench.

Everyone: ...I, you... How can anyone make a contract with a stinky sock?!

Yu He: :3 (innocent.jpg)

At the global tournament, the venue was packed with talented competitors.

The much-anticipated young spirit tamer encountered a formidable opponent and suffered defeat after defeat. Her contract spirits left the field one by one, and the situation looked grim.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief: Look, this time she's really in for it!

But, against all expectations, at the crucial moment

Yu He bypassed the spirit tamers' area and walked over to the contract spirit inspection platform.

Three seconds later, a cold mechanical voice rang out.

[Ding, ]

[Inspection passed. The final contract spirit registered under spirit tamer Yu He's name has entered the field.]

Everyone: ...Holy crap! No wonder she thinks so differently from us. It turns out she's not even human!!

Yu He: :P (shy.gif)

Tips:

1. Includes daily life with nonhuman contract spirits, secret-realm exploration and adventure, tournament arcs, and growth and advancement.

2. The male lead appears early. One-on-one romance and a happy ending.

3. A very small number of contract spirits can take human form after evolving.

Theme: Clear-headedness, vigilance, and a sense of self are all essential.