Ying Xi transmigrated into a book, casually dumped by the System into a novel that had been gathering dust on a shelf.
The good news: she's the rich young daughter of an immortal sect's leader, a minor NPC with little screen time, and widely acknowledged as a great beauty. She's rich, gorgeous, and has no responsibilities!
The bad news: her character is awful. She's a bona fide pretty face with nothing going for her, and her ending is tragic. And worst of all... she can't remember the plot!!!
In the original story, she had the face of a Bodhisattva and the heart of a demon. She was a truly venomous beauty.
The person who suffered the most at her hands, and therefore had the most to say about her, was her junior martial uncle, Lou Huan.
Lou Huan had a tragic past and was a poor, pitiful little thing whom everyone in the sect felt sorry for.
Everyone, that is, except Ying Xi. No matter where she saw him, she found him irritating. From the day he arrived, she kept coming up with new ways to torment him, hoping to drive him out.
In the blazing summer heat, she made him stand under the scorching sun. In the bitter winter cold, she forced him to kneel on the frozen lake. Her methods were downright cruel, yet Lou Huan obediently endured it all without a single complaint.
System: Host may be slacking off and idling. Please adjust your work attitude promptly.
Ying Xi spread her hands. "I don't have a dominant streak, so I really can't bring myself to do it."
The System is about to take over and force the plot along.
"Hey!"
By the time Ying Xi reacted, she'd already kicked him.
She looked down at Lou Huan, who'd fallen to the ground. He gave her a twisted, uncanny smile, as if desperately suppressing his delight.
Then she heard him say, "Does your foot hurt?"
"..."
Huh?
When the original male lead appeared, Ying Xi became obsessed with him and wouldn't leave him alone. Her already questionable intelligence dropped straight into the negatives.
"Brother Gu, are you tired?"
"Brother Gu, are you hurt?"
"Brother Gu, I'm scared."
"Brother Gu..."
Ying Xi was on the verge of tears. If she wanted to go home, she had to hurry and follow the plot. They really didn't make it easy to earn money!
A stampede of horses galloped across the lawn in her heart. She turned around and headed for the male lead again.
At last! Heaven rewards hard work! The notification for the final task rang out: Marry the male lead successfully and become the medicinal ingredient for reviving the heroine.
Ying Xi's eyes immediately lit up. "Great! I can finally go and die!"
She was overjoyed.
But on the wedding day, on the wedding night, the person who lifted her red veil was none other than her junior martial uncle, Lou Huan!
Lou Huan leaned close to her ear, his warm breath brushing her earlobe. His lips parted, and he kissed her lightly, almost imperceptibly. "Sorry to disappoint you."
Ying Xi: I want to go home.
Lou Huan: She loves him...
A transmigration-into-a-book System.
Determined to follow the plot, she accidentally saves her powerful, tragic, sickly junior martial uncle.
The full manuscript is complete!
2024.10.6
Theme: Finding light in the darkness
