After Winning Over the Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Villain

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[Synopsis]

Ye Qingyuan transmigrated into a demon-hunting novel as the female supporting character.

The daughter of a tea merchant and a descendant of a prestigious family, the supporting character grew cruel out of jealousy. She constantly schemed to hurt the original heroine, Jiang Yunchu, and repeatedly provoked and attacked the antagonist, Xie Jinwu.

The System issued her two tasks: 1. Take the original heroine Jiang Yunchu's place in death. 2. Win over the antagonist, Xie Jinwu.

-Wait, take her place in death? If I complete the task, I don't get a reward. I die instead?

-The Host will simply leave this world. You can also choose any reward world you like and settle down there for your retirement.

That's more like it.

She could amass a fortune, go to the reward world, and live out the rest of her life in comfort and ease.

As for winning over the antagonist, Xie Jinwu, all she had to do was humor and placate him.

Ye Qingyuan warned herself not to let her feelings become real, no matter what.

And so...

With a smile in her eyes and a clear voice, she said, "Young Master Xie, ridding the people of evil is so kind of you."

Xie Jinwu: a cold expression.

She furrowed her brow, looking concerned. "Young Master Xie, there's a wound on your arm. How did that happen? It must have hurt so much."

Xie Jinwu: turned and walked away.

Ye Qingyuan wasn't discouraged in the slightest. The road to winning him over was long, but she pulled out all the stops and finally raised Xie Jinwu's affection for her to 100%.

A cause for celebration! The System followed its program and was about to send her off to lie flat in her reward world.

Send... her, it couldn't?

In a secluded mountain stronghold cut off from the world, Ye Qingyuan stood in a beautifully arranged courtyard and listened as the System hesitated: "I've never seen anyone exploit a bug this well. Don't worry, Host. I'll do everything I can to get you out of this cage!"

She looked up. Every flower and tree in the courtyard, the winding covered walkway, the lotus pond: everything had been arranged just the way she liked.

Ye Qingyuan remembered the plans she'd seen on Xie Jinwu's desk not long ago. In a daze, she saw them overlap with the scene before her.

Her expression grew complicated.

Ye Qingyuan finally realized that she hadn't transmigrated into a demon-hunting adventure novel at all. It was a revenge story about tormenting scumbags, one the original author had extensively revised.

In the darkness, she felt him gently stroke her cheek. His gaze was deep and black, and a trace of madness flickered in his low voice.

"I have nothing left in this world to care about."

"If you want to leave, kill me first."

Reason for entering the Coming-of-Age and Comeback Contest: The heroine transmigrates into a novel of supernatural tales and strange happenings, armed with the skill of drawing talismans. Along the way, she meets the hero and many companions with very different personalities. Following the System's guidance, they hunt demons and banish evil, gradually unraveling one mystery after another. In the process, the whole group hones their judgment, grows stronger, and sets out toward a wider world.

[Reading Guide]

1. Daily demon-hunting adventures, with three arcs.

2. A slow pace, with a slight ensemble feel.

3. The heroine is lively and spirited, hopeless at this but always flirting. The hero is sharp-tongued and devious, and broods in the shadows.

4. Both leads are each other's first and only. A sweet romance, guaranteed.

[Fantasy novel coming soon: Back to My Nemesis's Youth. Please add it to your library~]

Synopsis:

Yun Fuxiao's first half of life went smoothly. Her sect doted on her, her talent was extraordinary, and with a divine sword born into the world in hand, she swept across the cultivation world.

That is, until half of the demonic bloodline in her body was exposed.

She left her sect, fell into the demonic path, and was cursed by thousands.

With that same half-demonic bloodline, she fought her way into the Nine Myriad Demon Mountains and easily seized control of the three territories of the Demon Realm.

The world hated her for her viciousness and feared her power.

*

Yun Fuxiao had a sworn enemy known to all: Pei Zhen, the Sword Pavilion's paragon.

They had been at odds since childhood and fought for over a decade without either one winning.

In fact, when the demonic bloodline in her body turned on her and left her on the brink of death, alone and helpless, Pei Zhen himself ventured deep into the Realm of Chaos to find a rare treasure and save her life.

It wasn't kindness. If she disappeared, he would have no opponent left.

Everyone said that although Pei Zhen, the Sword Pavilion's paragon, was aloof, he still cherished old ties. The fact that he could feel compassion even for a female demon he'd known for years was truly moving.

Yun Fuxiao wasn't moved at all. Instead, she felt frustrated and humiliated.

She'd been saved by her own nemesis?

After years of fighting, the demonic calamity finally erupted, and war swept across the land.

To protect the Nine Myriad Demon Mountains, Yun Fuxiao suffered the backlash of the demonic bloodline in her body and destroyed herself.

Pei Zhen also died from the Heart-Absolution Curse she'd planted long ago.

*

Reborn into a new life, Yun Fuxiao wanted only to live it in peace. She never wanted anything to do with Pei Zhen again.

And yet, at the Tidal Banquet held once every ten years, Pei Zhen, a Sword Pavilion disciple known for his severity and sternness and dislike of lively gatherings, made an unprecedented appearance.

On the day they first met, Yun Fuxiao slipped away from the Tidal Banquet and sat beside a quiet path, grilling fish over a fire.

The delicious aroma attracted a crowd of greedy little spirits, and also brought over a young Sword Pavilion disciple: Pei Zhen.

The sky screen was clear, the sunlight warm, and petals drifted through the air.

Pei Zhen stood beneath the dappled shadows of a tree, dressed in black fitted robes. His belt and clothes outlined his graceful shoulders and waist. He was like a pitch-black sword, cutting through the gentle spring sunshine.

His gaze fell on her, aloof and arrogant. "I hear the rules of the Ming Sea forbid lighting fires in the Tang Blossom Grove. Anyone who breaks that rule loses twelve points."

Yun Fuxiao looked up and saw him as if she'd seen a ghost. What a bad omen. She abandoned even the fish she'd finished grilling, got up, and left.

Pei Zhen didn't follow. He only watched her walk away.

In his deep black eyes, two faint flames burned in secret.

---Long time no see.

*

Later, whenever people mentioned Pei Zhen, the Sword Venerable, they thought of Yun Fuxiao.

And whenever they mentioned Yun Fuxiao, the female demon, they couldn't help thinking of Pei Zhen.

They were destined to be entangled for life.

[Bonus Scene]

Vast swathes of fiery sunset clouds blazed across the sky, magnificent and strange.

Yun Fuxiao suffered a backlash from her demonic bloodline. Her sea of consciousness was damaged, and her memories fell into disarray.

Sitting in a woven-rattan chair under the covered walkway, she looked at the unfamiliar man bustling about in the courtyard, preparing dinner. She asked curiously, "Who are you, anyway? Why are you in my house?"

The man's features were striking and clean-cut, as handsome as a mountain. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing the firm lines of his arms.

"Xiaoxiao, you forgot again. I'm your husband."

He raised a hand and slipped his long fingers inside his collar, drawing out a tiny spirit pearl. "Look. You took this from my sword tassel and gave it to me as a token of love."

That wasn't true at all.

It was the spirit pearl Pei Zhen had insisted on taking after Yun Fuxiao lost a bet with him. He'd pestered her for two whole days until she gave in.

But Yun Fuxiao couldn't remember. She looked up warily as the man walked over, warmth and tenderness in his dark eyes.

#As long as you're by my side, I don't care what means I have to use.#

#Without you in this world, everything would lose its flavor.#

Theme: Face yourself and grow together.