I Ride My Ex-Husband's Coattails to the Top

An ambitious, career-focused, black-lotus female lead x a seemingly aloof male lead who is actually a crazed romantic Lin Zhihe's moonlight died in the year he loved her most. She was the top sword cultivator in their cohort. Her Startling Rainbow Sword split the endless night, and her bright, fierce gaze blazed like a wildfire. They were classmates for years, going from strangers who were wary of each other, to comrades who could entrust each other with their backs, and then to betrothed partners who shared the same ideals. Lin Zhihe thought they were destined to change this troubled age side by side, from the academy to the imperial court. Until the battle at Chishui Beach. From amidst a sea of corpses, she looked at him from afar. Then her Startling Rainbow Sword shot through the air and pierced his chest. Without even looking back, she abandoned him to pursue a death she was destined for. From then on, the aloof and noble young master of the Lin family went mad. Over the next five years, he stepped over countless bones to become the most ruthless and overbearing powerbroker at the heart of the Great Jing court, caring not even for the emperor. Everyone said that Young Master Lin had a sore spot no one could touch. Then his moonlight came back from the dead. Nan Wenzhou was born into poverty and was fiercely ambitious. To climb the social ladder, she used the lofty young heir of the Lin family. She leveraged the debt he owed her, using his influence to enter the academy. She stepped on his sincere feelings to rise to power, then used his grievous injuries as cover to fake her death perfectly. Five years later, she returned to the academy under a new identity. She wore the guise of a languid instructor, but at heart she hadn't changed at all. She was still a blade that killed without drawing blood. She would step over the bones of the great noble houses and use the sword in her hand to recast this corrupt world. --Bad news: The biggest obstacle on her path to revenge is her ex-husband, whom she once deceived in love and life, and who now holds power over the entire court. --Good news: Her ex-husband is an incurable romantic. · A xianxia academy ensemble story. Pure romance at first, then a tragic love-hate romance. The leads are on opposing sides, but the male lead is in the terminal stages of lovesickness and can only glare while washing her underwear. · Two timelines run in parallel. Volumes one, three, five, and the later volume six follow the present, after the female lead returns at age twenty-five after faking her death. Volumes two and four follow the past, when she was studying at the academy. · There is a little political intrigue, but it's very basic. The author can't think of anything too complicated. --Coming soon: Those Years I Didn't Become a Demon Lord-- A cold-hearted, murderous female lead x a saintly male lead who keeps trying to redeem her even after she kills him many times When it comes to the way of the sword, the foremost is Wei Sheng Yu, a traitor to the Yunjige Sect and a demon lord notorious for her wickedness. She entered the immortal sect at eleven, established her foundation at fifteen, formed her core at eighteen, and by the age of twenty-three had become the greatest swordswoman in the world. At the same time, she murdered her family, killed her master and friends, and slaughtered every last member of the Yunjige Sect with her own hands. Her crimes were heinous and unforgivable. Everyone feared her, and everyone wanted her dead. Until the day Wei Sheng Yu was surrounded and attacked by the hundreds of immortal sects. As she lay in the snow, covered in blood and waiting to die, she suddenly heard a ding. Her System had come online. [Ding! The female lead Wei Sheng Yu is near death. Contacting the male lead, Pei Xueci...] "Pei Xueci, the chief disciple of the Wuwang Sect?" Wei Sheng Yu thought for a moment. "I killed him." The System seemed to stall. [The female lead's master, He Changyi; her close friend, Yun Jin...] "Killed them too." [The Yunjige Sect...] "Killed them all." [...] The System broke down. In the final quarter of an hour before her death, Wei Sheng Yu finally understood something. It turned out she was the female lead of this novel, and was supposed to follow the System's missions to win over the male lead, one step at a time. Love him, miss him, redeem him, and pull him out of the mire of hatred. Then she would receive another person's love and become the lofty, undying moon in that person's heart. How ridiculous. Wei Sheng Yu thought, being a savior was no fun. It was better to become the living King of Hell who killed everyone under Heaven. [The plot has completely collapsed and cannot be salvaged. Rebooting the world...] When she opened her eyes again, Wei Sheng Yu found herself back at the age of eleven. That year, she had just joined the Yunjige Sect and was full of hopes for the immortal sects, so naive it was laughable. That year, she was not yet the demon lord everyone wanted dead. Her surname was Wei Sheng, and her given name was Yu. Born humble, her life as fleeting as a mayfly. Yet she would rather shatter like jade than associate with vermin. Character card artwork courtesy of @Hand-Drawn Cover Qiuyuebai Message: If you love her, don't sweat the small stuff.