I Beg the Princess to Show Me Mercy

My new novel next door, “Winning Over the Villain by Calling Her Big Sister,” is currently serializing. The blurb is at the very bottom. Please add it to your collection~

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After more than a decade on the run, having been sold, bought, and caught up in a great escape, Gu Shuang decided to make her home in the Commandery Princess's residence.

She had three reasons. First, the residence provided food and clothing, so she could survive without wandering. Second, the princess was kindhearted and gentle, so Gu Shuang could live there in peace. And third...

Gu Shuang propped up her chin and pondered for a long while, then poked the princess, who was writing beside her. “What's the third reason?”

The princess arched a delicate brow. “Do you need a reason to stay?”

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As a member of the imperial clan who had been deemed “guilty,” Princess Anlan had lived in fear for over a decade, always worried the emperor would silence her.

Princess Anlan decided to find a bodyguard to protect her.

But this bodyguard couldn't read or write, couldn't wield a spear or a staff, and was timid and fainted at the sight of blood.

Still, she was truly pitiful, penniless and all alone. Softhearted, Princess Anlan “reluctantly” took her in.

Who knew that after being terrified by an assassination attempt, Gu Shuang would spend every day saying she wanted to leave, even making a three-month pact with her?

Furious, Princess Anlan tried everything she could think of and managed to “keep” Gu Shuang with five taels of silver. But to her surprise, a month later, Gu Shuang actually asked to stay of her own accord.

Overjoyed, the princess cleared her throat. “You can stay. Then... I'll give you a new name, call you... Never mind, I'll think of one later.”

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Gu Shuang waited and waited for that new name. After a long time, on the way back from the capital, she finally suggested to the princess, “Starting today, I'll be called Gu Zhiyi. I'll take your given name and use my surname.”

The princess was taken aback, then immediately agreed. “All right, Gu Zhiyi.”

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A lighthearted short story, updated daily.

Blurb for “Winning Over the Villain by Calling Her Big Sister”:

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Other people's transmigration into a book: Fight monsters, level up, and rule the world!

Xie Ciying's transmigration into a book: Get bound to the villain and win her over!

Xie Ciying transmigrated into a book.

The original body had betrayed her sect, slaughtered her fellow disciples, and fallen into demonic cultivation. The cultivation world had surrounded her at Qiling Mountain.

To survive, Xie Ciying followed the System's instructions and went to the mission site to get bound to... the biggest villain of all!

The villain was breathtakingly beautiful but cruel as a snake, and the first thing she said was that she'd hand Xie Ciying over for money.

Faced with the villain's threats, Xie Ciying gritted her teeth, threw herself into her arms, and sweet-talked her with one “Big Sister” after another until the villain solved all her problems.

After the truth came out, she gave the villain enough spirit stones to last a lifetime, then left without a second thought.

But when the villain cornered her, Xie Ciying stammered for a long time. “Sis... Big Sister, we're not connected anymore.”

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Gu Shenghan had been framed by a schemer and had no choice but to recuperate at Qiling Mountain. There, she met Xie Ciying, who was on the verge of death but still snapping and clawing at her.

Xie Ciying was a huge nuisance. Gu Shenghan had planned to sell her for money, but accidentally heard her thoughts.

Xie Ciying aloud: “Big Sister, you're beautiful and kind, like an angel come down from heaven. You'd never let me suffer a cruel fate...”

Xie Ciying in her mind: “This is the biggest villain? She's practically goddess-level! I keep crying because I can't eat her!”

Gu Shenghan held back the urge to strangle Xie Ciying and decided it might be fun to play along for a while.

She accepted Xie Ciying throwing herself into her arms, accepted all those ingratiating “Big Sisters,” and, over time, accepted every day Xie Ciying spent by her side.

Thinking of the scenes in romance stories, Gu Shenghan prepared a grand confession.

The day before the confession, Xie Ciying disappeared.

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Gu Shenghan finally found Xie Ciying, only to have every word stopped by her saying, “We're not connected anymore.”

She gave a cold laugh. “You think that little bit of spirit stone repays what you owe me?”

Xie Ciying looked awful. Trying to work up her courage, she asked, “Then what do you want?”

Gu Shenghan snorted, lowered her head, and kissed her. She lightly touched Xie Ciying's chest. “I want your heart.”

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Theme: Don't give up or be afraid. Keep moving forward, and endless possibilities await.