After the Ruthless Sword Immortal Ran Me Through the Heart

Please check out my new novel, "I Ruined the Tragic Romance, So Male Leads, Stop Acting Like Zombies!" Scroll down for the blurb.

|Short-tempered, fiery tsundere heroine x ascetic, unhinged Demon King|

["Chongli" searched for her a thousand times, then suddenly turned around to find her where heaven and earth meet, at "Qingxian"]

As the Demon King, Yun Chongli was the most dangerous being in the Three Realms, but he was not a bloodthirsty brute. He yearned for the Great Way and wanted to kill his wife and attain godhood.

On their wedding night, a love bug was accidentally planted in a female cultivator.

She was nothing like the gentle, understanding woman he had imagined. Instead, she glared at him and cursed, "You bastard!"

Yun Chongli didn't care. Once their three-year agreement was up, he would simply take her life.

But fate had other plans. Before the three years were up, she died at the hands of a monster in the Great Wilderness.

Holding her cold body in his arms, he couldn't name what he felt. Only a frost-clear chill gathered in his eyes.

"Heh." A strange, gentle laugh escaped him. "Dead?"

"Then I'll bring you back to life, marry you again, and plant the love bug again."

"Even if you die, you'll die by my hand."

*

Ye Qingxian was only trying to catch a demon, never imagining she'd offend someone important.

Still less did she expect that the Demon King was the very leader of the righteous path who had slaughtered her Charmheart clan three hundred years ago, the revered Qingheng Venerable.

If you don't pull up the weeds by their roots, they'll grow back when spring comes.

Three hundred years ago, she had escaped by sheer luck. So was his deliberate approach, even his descent into demonic cultivation, all meant to eliminate her, the last remnant of her clan?

...!!!

In both her past and present lives, Ye Qingxian knew perfectly well that she was no match for Yun Chongli.

She was sick of living like a frightened bird, so when she finally got the chance, she faked her death and ran.

Just as she was living freely in the world, doing whatever she pleased,

a black figure appeared in the distance and steadily approached her.

Ye Qingxian: Hahaha... uh (#=.=)...

A little scene:

A dark, cramped cave.

The Demon King fastened shackles around her himself. A reverent kiss fell upon his trembling wife, accompanied by a smile that could bewitch anyone. "Tell me, why did you run?"

Facing the man whose eyes were growing increasingly unhinged, Ye Qingxian pressed her lips together and said nothing.

Who knew this would not calm him down, but only make him advance on her.

Before she could retreat, he suddenly kissed her lips, his voice soothing and coaxing, though his words were filled with chilling menace. "Shh..."

"Be good, A Qing." The Demon King buried his face in the crook of her neck, like a child begging for candy. But his next words made her blood run cold, as if her heart had plunged into an abyss frozen for ten thousand years.

"If you run again, I'll break your arms and legs."

Reading guide:

1. Both leads are inexperienced in both their past and present lives.

2. This is a new author's first book. I guarantee a happy ending!

3. This isn't a conventional cultivation novel. The setting draws on familiar tropes, with both romance and plot.

4. The male lead will not kill his wife to follow the righteous path! He loves her dearly! This will be explained later.

"I Ruined the Tragic Romance, So Male Leads, Stop Acting Like Zombies!"

|Sharp-tongued, rebellious heroine pretending to be a delicate flower x obsessive, devoted male lead who can mutate|

Multiple male lead capture targets | System | Transmigrating into old-school movies | Tragic-romance heroine

The world has mutated, and zombies and ghosts are everywhere. Even the male leads she is supposed to win over have become unpredictable.

And just as her life is on the line, Xin Mianyi has to become engaged to the arrogant young heir of the Wei family.

If they were in love, there'd be no need to say more.

But the mad-dog heir treats her like an enemy, ruining her reputation and threatening her with his life.

Xin Mianyi's blood pressure shot up. On the day of their betrothal, she clutched the Wei family's ancestral tablet and wailed, begging to exchange her groom.

"Esteemed ancestor, you were handsome and mighty, but Heaven was jealous of you." Xin Mianyi squeezed out a few timely tears. "Alas, you left without anyone at your bedside to weep for you. If you don't mind, I'll be your wife from now on. On every festival, I'll make sure you get paper money and paper clothes. What do you say?"

A mere dead "man" was just an excuse for her to reject the marriage in every possible way.

These days, even male leads can mutate. Her behavior was hardly outrageous.

*

Who could have guessed that the tablet of a dead man would come to life...

"Hey, who are you?" Xin Mianyi woke in the middle of the night, overheated. Seeing a "person" who had suddenly appeared beside her, she could only pretend to stay calm.

The man was tall and burly, taking up most of the bed. His crimson-gold eyes were captivating. Facing her question, he calmly corrected her: "I'm not your brother. I'm your husband, Wei Langyu."

Oh no, she seemed to have picked the wrong "ancestral tablet" and made a promise to the wrong person.

Wei Langyu was the late uncle of the young Wei heir, the Wei family's disgraceful son, a feared menace, and the only variable from another world.

The air fell silent for a moment. Wei Langyu's gaze casually swept across her lips as he murmured, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

How could anyone sleep with you here?

Xin Mianyi lay on her side, trembling, clutching the black donkey hoof beneath her pillow all night.

Fortunately, he was well-behaved and didn't touch her again.

The next day, Xin Mianyi rushed straight to the Wei family ancestral hall.

*

This time, she knelt in sincere prayer.

She no longer asked to exchange her husband. She only begged them to take their "ancestor" back.

Leaning against the doorway, the young Wei heir sneered at her. "Second Miss Xin, it looks like your eyesight is finally getting better."

Xin Mianyi turned to glare at him, but then felt a gust of hot air.

The young heir stumbled forward, falling into what looked like a kneeling position.

Wei Langyu slowly stepped out from behind him, expressionless. "Move aside. I'm here to take my bride."

She had never seen the young heir suffer such a loss.

Xin Mianyi suddenly felt that Wei Langyu might be just the kind of "bad" she liked...

[Reading guide]

1. The heroine and her official male lead are both inexperienced, and the story has a happy ending. No guarantees about the other male leads.

2. The heroine has one official male lead, and only one. She follows the plot with the other capture targets, but has no feelings for them. There is rivalry among the men.

3. The plot takes up a large share of the story. The romance develops slowly, but it is still romance-focused.

4. The setting is fictional, featuring an ancient end-of-the-world scenario with zombies and ghosts. It can be frightening, so read with care if you're not a fan. It draws on Shang beliefs about ghosts and gods, as well as the Wei and Jin periods.

5. This is an experimental story written for practice, with unconventional worldbuilding. I always finish what I start. If I don't, you can write it down in your little notebook.

Theme: Stay optimistic and love life.