After Reading the Big Shot's Progress

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[Theatrical, goofy noblewoman × scheming, jealous prince] [Complete]

Everyone says Ji Longming must have been blessed in her previous life. Not only was she born into a distinguished family of upright officials, she also had an aunt who was the empress dowager and a cousin who was the emperor. Raised in the palace from childhood, she was truly one of the most honored women in the land.

As the emperor’s childhood sweetheart and cousin, and after that year when the Dragon raised its head and all the people looked up in admiration, everyone was certain that the only daughter of the Ji family would become empress.

Yet a few months later, the emperor suddenly arranged for the Prince of Beizhou to marry a noblewoman. The woman he chose was none other than Ji Longming, the only daughter of the Ji family.

Overnight, the aloof beauty became a laughingstock, and even the empress dowager, who had always cherished her, stood by and did nothing.

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On her wedding night, one Ji Longming replaced another.

Little White Ji Longming transmigrated into the story just in time for the wedding night. What’s more, she had a knife sticking out of her chest.

Ji Longming: “System, come out here. You call this a big-shot account?”

System: “The options were limited, dear. Otherwise, I could’ve put you in the account of a concubine in the Cold Palace, if you wanted.”

Ji Longming: “...”

System: “Your husband just happens to be your target. How often does something this good happen? Be grateful, dear.”

*

Faced with the emperor’s mission to act as a spy, Ji Longming doesn’t know what to do.

Should she obey her old master, or bravely pursue true love?

The System says, “What are you pretending for? You clearly want to win him over, and you’re still going on about true love.”

So Ji Longming bravely throws herself into her target’s arms.

But what awaits her isn’t a warm embrace. It’s an interrogation.

Ji Longming says, “Come on, I’m genuinely here to surrender.”

Zhu Yi says, “I don’t believe you. Unless you make up for our wedding night.”

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The eunuch from the palace flatters her, hinting that the emperor cares about her;

At the Snow Forest Festival, all the women gossip about her ambiguous relationship with the emperor;

Even when her eldest cousin comes to help with military affairs, he has to mention how much her second cousin misses her.

Later, the eunuch is robbed of his gold and valuables by bandits of unknown origin and returns to the palace in a sorry state;

At the Snow Forest Festival, all the officials are forced to spend several days training on the parade ground, and every one of them complains bitterly;

As for that eldest cousin, a grand preceptor, rumors say that young women from the surrounding area have set their sights on him, and he hasn’t dared leave the house for days.

Ji Longming realizes that no one is buttering her up anymore, so she casually tests the waters.

“Lots of people have been unlucky lately.”

The man replies without expression, “Mm. I hate seeing other people have good luck.”

[The male and female leads are both completely devoted to each other, so feel free to dive in!]

Coming Soon

Rumor has it there’s a great demon in the martial world, who escaped from the demon-sealing grounds on Yan Mountain and then vanished without a trace.

People’s lives are in turmoil, and they fear the great demon will wreak havoc while the Wujimen Sect is in disarray.

Lu Xiyi blends into the crowd and echoes them: “Mm, mm, mm, terrifying. Yes, yes, we should be careful.”

Then she turns to the person beside her, who is rubbing his face against her neck again, and says,

“You’re pretty impressive.”

The person says nothing, only letting his hands wander as he presses close to her ear and murmurs tenderly,

“You taught me well.”

Lu Xiyi says helplessly, “I taught you to sleep alone at night. How come you can’t learn that?”

*

Lu Xiyi hasn’t had a good night’s sleep in days.

Ever since this great demon, who’s so sensitive he can hear people pee in their pants, latched onto her, she’s had to hold him while they sleep every night.

He even bluntly told her that if he couldn’t hold her, he couldn’t sleep, and if he couldn’t sleep, he’d go out and find people to “play” with.

Lu Xiyi is speechless: So you haven’t slept in the past few hundred years?

*

As the most insignificant person under heaven, Lu Xiyi is naturally also the most fearless.

With her peerless dullness, she overcomes obstacle after obstacle and finally turns the martial world into a complete mess.

The families of the tomb robbers come looking for her.

“What did you step on my husband for?” The shoe print on the face of this woman’s deceased husband, who died in a tomb, is the clearest of them all.

“He was lying in the middle of the tomb, blocking my way,” Lu Xiyi replies calmly.

“There were so many bodies on the ground. Did you only step on my husband?”

The woman smiles and reassures the others. “Of course I stepped on all of them.”

The women then attack her together, and she has no choice but to flee.

*

The sacred site of the Unremembering Lake and the God-Suppressing Willow suddenly show signs of disturbance. Everyone is on edge, convinced heaven’s punishment is coming.

Lu Xiyi says, “Whether we die sooner or later, it’s better to die together with someone. We should all celebrate.”

The crowd attacks her together again, and she has to flee once more.

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[Cool, naturally airheaded woman × gloomy, wicked man]

[The complete novel is already written]

Theme: Move forward with an open heart. Life has no dead ends.