[Sweet and gentle but ruthless little princess vs. unruly, roguishly handsome demon king]
Only after her death did Xie Serong learn that she was a cannon-fodder supporting female character in an adults-only cultivation novel set in Tang City.
After the heroine, her junior sister, appeared, every important character in the original story began a series of passionate, torturous romances with her.
To help the sweet, delicate heroine advance her cultivation, they grew jealous of Xie Serong, grabbed her by the waist, did all sorts of unspeakable things to her, and stole her fortune.
Reborn, Xie Serong turned against them overnight. She found a new sect and a new master, and became a fellow disciple of the original story's arrogant dragon protagonist's nemesis.
Looking at the heroine holding the script and the people from her old sect, Xie Serong's eyes curved as she sweetly drew her blade.
"So this is the Heavenly Dao? I'll fight you to the death."
Not long after, her former master, uncles, senior brothers, and junior brothers all came begging for her forgiveness with red-rimmed eyes, insisting they had to save Xie Serong from the evil crowd.
They said, "Rong'er, your new sect is full of wicked villains! Especially that Yan Huaiying!"
They said, "Rong'er is innocent and naive. You people have all deceived her! Especially that Yan Huaiying!"
Xie Serong killed the famed grandmaster of the Yin-Yang School with a single slash.
She smiled brightly and sweetly. "Could it be that I'm actually the ultimate villain among all these wicked people?"
Yan Huaiying, heir to the Northern Province, was sinister and unrestrained, roguishly handsome and unruly. At eighteen, he had already reached the Ascension Realm, making him the dream of nine hundred million girls.
The arrogant dragon protagonist at first: The princess is cute, but too stupid. She isn't worthy of being my fellow disciple.
The arrogant dragon protagonist later: Wait, why have all my brothers hooked up with my junior sister... :) ?
And later still, Yan Huaiying, the cool, overbearing, and domineering arrogant dragon protagonist: "All of you, kneel before my junior sister and beg her to spare your lives!"
Some people angrily called him a dog.
A dog who could only pitifully beg Xie Serong to love him.
The unruly young man looked completely serious. "That's right. I'm my junior sister's lapdog, and her brainless, fiercely devoted fan when it comes to her career."
He was her most loyal vicious hound, and forever her believer.
Reading Guide
* [Iron Rose vs. Roguish Bad Boy] [Pride and Prejudice, Then Falling Hard and Getting Schooled] A monster-fighting, power-leveling romance, with a heroine who grows. She's not perfect!
* One-on-one romance, both leads have clean romantic histories, happy ending. The male lead is Yan Huaiying. All other male characters have one-sided crushes.
* Includes a harem rivalry, a groveling ex, a universally adored Mary Sue heroine, slow burn, and a touch of mutual redemption.
Theme: Young hearts burning with passion, joining hands to face the endless autumn
