Next story: I'm Better at Showing Off Than the Entire Sect. Cover art by Gujiu.
Rivals-to-lovers / imperial examinations / mysteries
Lu Xingxuan, a literature PhD, transmigrated into the body of a farm girl.
Bullies picking on her and neighbors tormenting her had become a daily occurrence in this household. The only future awaiting a farm girl was marriage and children.
But Lu Xingxuan refused to accept her fate.
She would rise to the top, achieve the highest honors in the imperial examinations, and see for herself what the Hall of Scholars, every learned person's dream, was really like.
She wanted to experience the power that everyone coveted and find out what it felt like.
So she disguised herself as a man, lying low for years, all for the chance to one day enter the halls of government and speak up for the common people.
Unexpectedly, on the way to the exam, someone inexplicably held a knife to her throat, nearly killing her.
Lu Xingxuan: "I'm an examinee. Kill me and you're done for."
Xu Weiji: "I could kill you in the middle of nowhere and no one would find out. Besides, if you were dead, wouldn't that improve my chances in the exams?"
And so the two fought and bickered their way to the capital.
When Lu Xingxuan got into the examination compound before him, she gloated, "Today, I'm definitely beating you."
Xu Weiji drawled, "Oh, I misspoke. I'm not an examinee. I'm here to report a crime."
"Still, I hope you make it to high office soon and benefit all the people of the world."
--- Reading Guide ---
1. The male lead appears very late, making his official debut in Chapter 79.
2. Five updates, then two days off.
3. The author's writing is a little amateurish, and I'm hopeless at exams, so the exam sections may sometimes be glossed over.
Preview: I'm Better at Showing Off Than the Entire Sect
Li Fengchun transmigrated, going from an empress to a rookie junior sister. She even had to earn Show-Off Points to keep herself alive, and all of it happened in the blink of an eye.
And there was even worse news: after accidentally drawing an ancient divine sword, she was surrounded by cultivators whose spiritual power was many times greater than hers.
The divine sword chose its wielder based on their ability. She was weak, so the sword couldn't unleash any of its power either.
Fortunately, the System wasn't completely useless. After her life points were reduced, Li Fengchun's spiritual power instantly surged.
A cold glint flashed in her eyes. In the blink of an eye, the Zhanxue Sword was at the leader's throat. The chill radiating from it cut his neck, drawing a line of blood.
The cultivators who had just been acting so arrogantly trembled and immediately fell at Li Fengchun's feet, begging for mercy.
Li Fengchun waved a hand, and the sword returned to her side. She said coolly, "Get lost."
They met again at the Ascension Ceremony. At the elders' request, Li Fengchun had no choice but to step onto the stage where the sects gathered.
The other sects mocked the Wenyue Sect disciples, who shrank back in fear before Li Fengchun. "She's just a junior disciple who hasn't even broken through the Second Heaven. Being this scared is a disgrace to the Wenyue Sect."
The Wenyue Sect disciples: "What do you know? She's a hidden expert!"
The other sects scoffed. The other sects issued challenges.
Li Fengchun stood in the arena, the fierce wind brushing through her hair. Before her opponent's threats could even reach her ears, her long sword was already pointed at his heart.
"Enough talk."
Her opponent was scared. Her opponent knelt. Her opponent became her biggest fan.
"Show-Off Points +10. Survival time + five hours. Keep it up, Host~"
Whew, another lovely day. Li Fengchun contentedly lowered her sword and walked away without looking back, completely unaware that she had gained a huge number of fans.
That day, Li Fengchun's popularity soared, making her the woman the Immortal Alliance most wanted to marry. Her sect, Lingyun Sect, became an organization everyone was deeply wary of.
Someone asked her what she thought about it.
Li Fengchun raised her beautiful phoenix eyes and said expressionlessly, "It's only natural."
Theme: Even in adversity, learning can change your fate
I'm so helpless. If I don't update, my income will go up. What's the point?
This heroine's halo is really simple and crude, making everything easy for her. The heroine's talents are not really reflected, and she can solve it by showing a little knowledge. Everything is simple and smooth, which is not interesting to watch. . .