A Guide to the Wretched One's Self-Rescue

A ruthless male lead x a heroine who grows throughout the story

She was just staying up late reading a novel. Who knew she'd really transmigrate into a book?

Good news: she's a princess. Bad news: she's a princess of a fallen kingdom, and she's about to die.

Jing Nanlou: Other people who transmigrate into books get spoilers, a System, and a golden finger. How come I got nothing?

System: Beep beep, Host. Mission One: Save the slaves of Jing and escape the pursuing Zheng troops.

Jing Nanlou: ? You're asking me to save people right off the bat? Where's my moral compass? Where's my golden finger? Where's my reward?

System: ...

At last, she survives the date of her death, gathers three companions, endures eighty-one rounds of pursuit, and seeks refuge in the state of Ji. She thinks this is the start of a happy life, but it turns out to be the beginning of hell.

And the one who dragged her into hell is the person she once kept in her heart: Lu Ke.

Before she can even go looking for him, he shows up at her door.

He walks in and comes right up to her. Before she can say anything, he drops to his knees, swallows a venomous parasite, and hands her the mother parasite. "I will serve you forever."

Meeting his resolute, gentle gaze, Jing Nanlou decides to test it at once. She activates the parasite's poison, sees him in pain, and smiles with satisfaction.

A satisfied smile also plays on Lu Ke's lips. His princess has accepted his gift...

Upcoming novel: My Plant Powers Are a Curse!

Quirky pet shop owner x gentle, attentive Chinese medicine doctor

Ji Qing is a healthy person who hasn't been sick once since reaching adulthood. After four consecutive nights of insomnia, she finally decides to go to the hospital for a checkup.

To her surprise, the visit not only reveals Jiang Yuan, the woman of her dreams, but also lets her see her late grandmother!

Grandmother: The burden of saving the Ji family is now yours.

Ji Qing rubs her eyes, thinking she must still be asleep. This doctor looks like the woman of her dreams, and the medicine works like something out of a dream!

Her grandmother gives Ji Qing a map and tells her to find a key in the forest.

She doesn't understand, but goes anyway. That's not the problem. The problem is, why can she suddenly hear plants talking?

Trusting in the naturally kind disposition of plants, Ji Qing listens to them once and falls into a pit.

She listens once more and falls into another pit!

The third time, she does the opposite of what the plants tell her, and falls into yet another pit!

Ji Qing grumbles to herself: This isn't a superpower. It's an excavator. Every time I use it, I end up in a hole!

Unable to watch any longer, Jiang Yuan hands Ji Qing two packets of white powder and clears her throat: root-burning powder and plant-itching powder.

Ji Qing looks at the trees and flowers with an evil grin...

Theme: Strive relentlessly