The General Is Taking Someone by Force Again

Fang Yilan transmigrated into the body of a great general tasked with guarding the nation.

The good news: her martial arts skills were finally a "perfect fit" for the job.

The bad news: the moment she arrived, she had a sword in her hand and prisoners of war below, waiting for her to execute them herself.

How could she bring herself to kill anyone? She didn't know whether to swing the sword or throw it away.

So she lightly tapped a prisoner's face with the flat of her blade. "There's no fun in killing you just like that. How about I keep you around to warm my bed?"

That night, the prisoner was sent to her bed.

Once Fang Yilan got a good look at that stunning face, she declared herself satisfied and accepted him.

Only, there was something unnerving about the way this willowy beauty looked at her...

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Zhao Huaixu knew all too well the blood feud and family vendetta he carried. He had deliberately approached Fang Yilan and played the humble, submissive lover only to get his hands on her military power.

He had imagined a thousand ways Fang Yilan might die once he had accomplished his goal.

But when he knelt to carry her out of a pile of corpses,

all he could think about was what kind of death he would have to choose to make her open her eyes again.

The schemes he had set in motion had finally come back to pierce his own heart.

"If you have a blood feud to avenge, then go."

Zhao Huaixu clamped his arms around her, as though he meant to press her into his very bones.

Fang Yilan felt a sharp sting at her neck.

His usually clear, mellow voice turned low and hoarse. "Please, don't leave me."

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2. One-on-one, happy ending, mutual devotion, powerful leads, and a sweet romance. There is angst for the male lead, so please use discretion.

3. The female lead has maxed-out combat skills. The early siege scenes are a bit playful, and she's an ambitious, career-minded character who grows over time.

4. The male lead is beauty-obsessed. At first, he pretends to be love-struck, but later he stops pretending, because he realizes he doesn't need to pretend: he really is in love!

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Blurb: After coming of age, the heirs of the feudal lords must go to the capital and study for three years.

Jiang Yu was the only female heir among the seven kingdoms.

She brought a hundred eggs that her tribe had saved up for her to the capital, hoping to pay off the enormous debt her father had left behind.

Prices in Jingzhong were too high, so Jiang Yu could only forage for wild greens in the imperial palace's bamboo garden to supplement her meals. There, she unearthed a secret the crown prince had hidden away.

If she drops out now, will she get her tuition back?

As a blade glinted at her throat, Jiang Yu raised both hands. "Your Highness, let's talk this through. If you kill me, nobody will pay back the fifty eggs I owe you!"

The man's eyes were as cold as frost and snow, and he didn't lower his sword. Jiang Yu steeled herself. "...How about I add another ten?"

Xiao Bowen had been the crown prince since birth. People praised him as a gentleman as graceful as jade, but he kept everyone at a distance, as though a veil separated him from the world.

He was emotionally detached and thought that was just fine. At least he was better off than Jiang Yu.

Though she was a royal heir, she was so poor it was laughable, and she loved exploiting loopholes and breaking palace rules, repeatedly making him break his vows and suffer punishment.

Xiao Bowen: Because of you, I've developed unnecessary feelings.

Jiang Yu: How can you make being stingy sound so dignified?! Before, you didn't even glance at the orchid I killed by overwatering. Now you're so furious over the ten taels of silver I owe you that you want to bite my throat off!

Xiao Bowen: Be quiet, and I'll knock five taels off your debt.

Jiang Yu: The Grand Astrologer is as pure as the moonlight and breeze. How wonderful!

He was a frail tree, ready to break, until he met the bright summer sun, and the white jade bodhi finally blossomed.

Core idea: Discover, explore, set a goal, achieve it: that's life.