After I Mistook the Moonlight's Brother for His Stand-In

Princess Shen Shuyao, known as the Bright Radiance Princess, was the emperor's only darling. She got whatever she wanted.

There was only one person who remained a moon she could never reach, no matter how hard she tried.

Her cousin, Yun Zhilin, was as graceful as an orchid and pure as ice and jade.

But whenever he looked at her, there was always a faint trace of disgust in his eyes.

Shen Shuyao wanted him but could not have him, so she bought a slave boy who looked just like Yun Zhilin at the slave market and kept him by her side to torment.

Chu Yue was obedient. He never angered Shen Shuyao the way Yun Zhilin did, and always fulfilled her every request.

They were alike, yet not alike. Shen Shuyao often flew into a rage over the difference, only to turn around and spoil Chu Yue until he was mollified.

After years of humiliation, the little slave grew up, his features developing until he no longer looked like Yun Zhilin. So she made him wear a mask to hide his face.

That finally made him lose his temper.

The dog she had raised finally bit its master. No one could endure years of humiliation.

Shen Shuyao felt a little disappointed, but also relieved.

Yet what she could not understand was what happened on the day of the coup.

In the Golden Throne Hall, blades flashed like snow. Two identical faces stood side by side beneath the steps to the throne.

Her cousin, whom she had revered as a god, would rather bear the infamy of treason than raise an army to seize the throne.

All he had to do was marry her, and everything would have been his.

Shen Shuyao was utterly disillusioned, but Chu Yue said he would take her away.

"You never cared about my feelings. Since that's the case, I can only fight for you myself."

"We made a deal. He gets the empire, and I get you."

Shen Shuyao found herself caught in a betrayal between allies.

Yun Zhilin broke their agreement. He wanted everything, while the little slave got nothing.

Shen Shuyao was imprisoned like a bird in a cage. The cousin she had once longed for was before her day and night, but the one she could not stop thinking about was Chu Yue, who had promised to take her away, only to be pierced through the heart by a sword...

New novel coming soon: Can a Clumsy Spy Become a Stand-In, Too?

Xin Yi is a low-ranking member of the Demon Sect.

After being frightened as a child, she was left with an incomplete soul and became a little slow-witted.

There are no good people in the Demon Sect. They blame Xin Yi for everything and won't even give her food.

Xin Yi has a miserable life, but luckily she looks a lot like the Demon Venerable's unattainable first love, so she's assigned to serve him as a guardian.

Unfortunately, she's too stupid. The Demon Venerable soon sends her away and dispatches her to infiltrate an Immortal Sect as a spy.

As luck would have it, she also looks a lot like the sect's junior sister.

The Immortal Sect is wonderful. Even when you're locked up, no one skimps on your meals, and the bedding is warm.

Everyone in the Immortal Sect is good, Xin Yi thinks. She wants to live here forever.

But she has taken a deadly poison from the Demon Sect. Every month, she has to produce results in exchange for an antidote.

Xin Yi thinks hard and submits the name of the person who touched her butt.

Another month passes, and Xin Yi racks her brains and submits the name of the person who stole her monthly allowance, too.

Months later, everyone in the Immortal Sect marvels, "All the people we hated have died for no reason. Good and evil really do get what's coming to them!"

But the good times don't last. The Demon Venerable orders Xin Yi to stop the Sword Venerable from entering the Demon Realm to seize his unattainable first love.

It turns out the first love is the Immortal Sect's junior sister. Twenty years ago, she died after taking the Sword Venerable's strike meant for the Demon Venerable, and she is due to be resurrected in three days.

Xin Yi exhausts herself and turns her thoughts inside out, but still can't figure out how she could stop the Sword Venerable, who is on the verge of ascending to immortality.

The people of the Demon Realm give her plenty of poisons. The Sword Venerable has no defenses against her, and if she wanted to, she could definitely succeed.

But the Sword Venerable is a good person. Xin Yi doesn't want to hurt him, so she can only pull out the least threatening love potion.

By the time the Sword Venerable realizes he's been affected, it's too late.

Xin Yi clings to him and says, "If you're going to the Demon Realm, you'll have to kill me first!"

Lying in bed, the Sword Venerable really does want to kill her.

Xin Yi is terrified, but still refuses to let go.

Afterward, she flees to the Demon Realm and goes back to being its Left Guardian.

When the Sword Venerable attacks the Demon Sect, Xin Yi thinks she's doomed. She runs around with her head in her hands, only for the Sword Venerable to gently gather her into his arms.

"...Why are you running?"

Theme: Treat others sincerely, and they will treat you sincerely in return.