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The great cultivators all envy Sword Immortal Qiuxia for having such a good disciple. Su Mu began cultivating qi at three, reached Foundation Establishment at ten, respected her elders, and got along well with her fellow disciples.
Her peers have two completely opposite opinions of Su Mu.
Some say she is foolish, wicked, cruel, and heartless.
Others say she is considerate, dependable, and trustworthy.
Sheng Zeji, Su Mu's junior martial brother, disagrees with the first group: "My senior martial sister always stands up for her own. If she teases you or gives you a hard time, you must have crossed her line over and over first."
The villains say: If Su Mu curses you to your face, it means you'll live a little longer. If she goes quiet, well...
Su Mu grew up at Egret Academy, where she learned the words "Life is hard for ordinary people" by heart. It wasn't until she left the island and faced that reality herself that she understood why her master was always going out drinking with old friends, and why everyone at the academy spared no effort to teach ordinary people.
She roots out cultivators who prey on others, establishes schools and service centers, and helps ordinary people learn useful skills, all in the hope of carving out a peaceful place for them. But reality teaches her that evil cultivators can never be wiped out, criminal gangs can never be completely eradicated, and ordinary people can betray one another.
Then she'll carve out a bloody path and become the strongest cultivator in the realm, crushing every scumbag who stands in her way.
It all begins when she goes down the mountain to pick up her junior martial brother...
Reader's guide:
1. Focuses on the heroine's growth. She is no saint, and the more she grows, the more unhinged she becomes.
2. The male lead is a background character.
3. Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Great Ascension, and Tribulation Transcendence.
4. Read for fun. Wishing you joy in your studies, success in your career, and a high salary at work!
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"The Black Moonlight Transmigrates into a Book and Hunts Me Down"
[Timid, Self-Preserving Fake Heiress vs. Refined, Obsessive Real Young Master]
Shen Yuming remembered: she had transmigrated into "White Moonlight" as the fake heiress doomed to die as a minor character.
The real young master, Shen Jichuan, had come top in all three imperial examinations. The youngest top scholar in the history of the Great Xia dynasty, he was ruthless, and none of his political enemies met a good end.
To save her own skin, Shen Yuming went to great lengths to please him, mastering everything from serving tea to burying bodies. After three years as his lackey, her true origins were exposed. Shen Jichuan looked at her coldly and mocked her in front of everyone: "So it was all an act."
Shen Yuming decided she was done! She packed up and left. If he had the nerve, he could kill her.
Through the hazy rain, Shen Jichuan stood at the entrance to the side courtyard in a crimson official robe, his hand around the umbrella handle so tense that his knuckles had gone white. His eyes were dark and unreadable. "Little sister, you went to the temple to pray. Why didn't you come home on time?"
He wouldn't let her leave, but he wouldn't kill her, either.
The stranger his actions became, the more Shen Yuming wanted to escape.
An invitation from the Zhou family arrived, proposing a match. Shen Yuming and Zhou Zhiyuan had known each other since childhood. Though frail, he was gentle, with a smile always in his eyes. She happily accepted the proposal. They went boating on the lake and took trips to the countryside, enjoying themselves as they eagerly awaited their wedding day.
When Shen Jichuan returned to the capital from an assignment, he asked why she wanted to get married. Shen Yuming held out her dowry list and asked him to add a wedding gift. "My brother and I can't stand the sight of each other. Why keep living under one roof and making ourselves miserable?"
On her wedding day, Shen Yuming went off to be married in high spirits. When her red veil was lifted, her brother Shen Jichuan stood before her in wedding robes, holding a silver object. She tried to run, but he seized her wrist and locked a shackle around it.
His phoenix eyes roiled with boundless desire and restraint. "Little sister, where do you think you can run now?"
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From the day he passed the imperial examinations, Shen Jichuan dreamed every night of Yuming, her waist slender and soft as she leaned against his shoulder, whimpering and pleading for mercy... Bound by social convention and propriety, he suppressed the dark impulses in his heart.
Yuming feared him. To escape him, she was even willing to marry a dying man. She went boating with him and watched the dragon lanterns, wearing a bright smile Shen Jichuan had never seen before.
She had pulled him out of the mire and shown him the light. There was no way he could ever let go of her hand.
Reading guide:
1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced.
2. Both transmigrated. Alternate history setting.
3. Pseudo-incest: the leads are not related by blood.
4. Currently building up a backlog. The novel will start once there are enough chapters.
Theme: Be independent and strong, and protect those who are growing
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