Sweet, pampered true heiress x ruthless, unhinged fake young master
Ren Jiaojiao grew up surrounded by every luxury. She had a sweet voice and a pretty face, but also possessed extraordinary strength. She could easily lift a chest of gold bars by herself. With her freakish strength, she learned a few amateur martial arts tricks and sometimes yearned for the jianghu.
She had lived with her grandmother since she was old enough to understand the world, but knew her birth parents were far away in the capital, where they were high-ranking and well-connected. The family also had a younger daughter her age, an orphan they had adopted.
After her grandmother died, she went to the capital to find her family. They welcomed her into their home and treated her well, but she couldn't help feeling something was missing.
When her family arranged a marriage between her and a cousin she'd never met, she finally couldn't take it anymore.
With a horse and a chest of gold bars, she set off on an impromptu journey through the jianghu.
*
Ren Jiaojiao made a name for herself as soon as she entered the jianghu, calling herself the "Moon Fairy." Behind her back, though, people nicknamed her the "Walking ATM." In just two short months, everyone knew her name.
Then came her final, grand entrance: a small sedan chair draped in gauze drifted lightly onto the arena. Petals swirled around it, covering the platform.
Ren Jiaojiao sat calmly in the chair, wondering why they had suddenly stopped.
Then the bearers' voices reached her ears: "Your monthly pay only gets us this far. We're done!" With that, they vanished without a trace.
With everyone watching, she had no choice but to steel herself and step out of the lone sedan chair on the platform.
She pressed her lips together awkwardly. "Um, I'm..."
She was just about to introduce herself when a voice cut her off.
"Congratulations, Moon Fairy, on taking first place. You will soon be married into Bright Moon Manor."
Ren Jiaojiao stared in shock and immediately protested in her sweet voice. But someone struck her acupoints from a distance, leaving her unable to move. She could only watch as she was carried off the arena.
She glanced toward the voice and caught only a glimpse of a swaying white hem.
*
Word around the jianghu had it that the Moon Fairy and the Throat-Sealing Sword were devoted to each other, a match made in heaven. Even after the Throat-Sealing Sword was expelled from Bright Moon Manor, the Moon Fairy never abandoned him. They were a legendary couple, a celebrated love story in the martial world.
When Ren Jiaojiao heard the rumors, she glared at the fake young master of Bright Moon Manor beside her, the Throat-Sealing Sword. Even the furious words that rolled off her tongue came out sounding like a coquettish complaint. "You despicable, shameless scoundrel!"
The man beside her simply took her delicate hand and clasped their fingers together, tender and affectionate. The female diners nearby blushed at the sight.
"My lady is absolutely right. But what's more important right now is..." His loving gaze fixed on Ren Jiaojiao. Even though she knew his eyes were the most deceptive thing about him, she couldn't help swallowing nervously.
"There's an assassin sent by Bright Moon Manor at the window-side table to our rear right."
Oh, hell! She tried to get up as soon as she heard that. She couldn't live like this for another day.
But his hand was wrapped around hers like an iron shackle. He pulled her right back down as soon as she lifted herself from her seat.
She had no choice but to lean close to his ear, her breath as fragrant as an orchid. "Actually, I'm the legitimate daughter of Minister Li of the capital. Let me go home, and I'll repay you handsomely."
"Does a true daughter who came home halfway through the journey compare to a fake daughter who stays by my side every day?"
Ren Jiaojiao's eyes dimmed, and she fell silent.
"How about I kill that bunch of hypocritical relatives for you?"
She stopped struggling, rolled her eyes, and said in exasperation, "You're insane."
Theme: I'll laugh with you and be a handful with you.
