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Brooding, obsessive, sharp-tongued tsundere black-lotus junior brother x cool, aloof, selfless swordmaster
Everyone in Guiyun Sect feared Senior Sister Yun Wei.
She was the sect leader's biological daughter, yet had been burdened with the taint of impure blood since childhood.
She slew countless demons with her sword and sheltered the people, yet when the common folk prostrated themselves before her, she ignored them and walked away.
Even more galling, she was a woman. How could she become the swordmaster recognized by all under Heaven?
So the sect leader accused her of falling to the demonic path, and the whole sect cheered. One demon-subduing seal later, her body and spirit were destroyed.
When she opened her eyes again, she had become Xie Lanchen's sword spirit.
The young man was her father's beloved adopted son, and the greatest enemy she had ever known.
She practiced her sword forms on the training grounds, and he was always nearby, watching with a gaze both dark and feverish.
When she went to pay respects to her birth mother, he deliberately blocked her path, only moving aside obediently once he saw her expression darken.
At the sword forum, she defeated him with a single strike. Yet in front of the entire sect, her father said she'd "lost the dignity of a senior sister," then turned around and praised the young man for being "glorious in defeat, with even greater potential."
Even the lifebound sword that had been with her for years was casually gifted to him by her father after her death.
But now, only Xie Lanchen could hear her thoughts.
To take physical form, Yun Wei shielded him with her remnant soul and made the young man enter into a "life-sharing pact."
Either he would help her settle her blood debt, or they would both be reduced to dust.
She saw the young man murmur to an empty sword, hoping to win a single response from her; go door to door begging for medicine to preserve her remnant soul; humble himself to ask for a soul-protecting cord from an elder he'd always been at odds with; and even turn against the entire sect for her, pointing his sword at his fellow disciples.
Yun Wei's heart remained unmoved.
The young man was nothing more than the most useful pawn on her path to revenge.
He longed for her attention and held her father's trust, making him the perfect tool for her purposes.
On the day of the sect tournament, no one thought much of this unknown woman.
But as she fought her way through one round after another, defeating master swordsmen with every swing, everyone suddenly realized that her face was exactly the same as that of the late Senior Sister.
Later, clad in plain robes and holding her sword, she pointed its sharp edge straight at her father on the high platform.
"I wield my sword neither to entrust myself to a good match nor to show off its sharpness. This sword will strike down every injustice in the world and protect those I hold dear. Even if my soul is scattered, this is what I believe in, and I would die a thousand times without regret!"
This time, she would ascend to the position of sect leader and, as a woman, reclaim her place as the foremost swordmaster.
[Male Lead's Blurb]
Xie Lanchen watched coldly as this wisp of a "ghost" clung to him.
The Senior Sister who once stood high above him, inspiring both his admiration and hatred, had now become his sword spirit.
Back then, she had swept away every demon with a single strike and carried him back to Guiyun Sect.
She had also sent him to the outer sect, where he was bullied without restraint and forced to sweep stone steps, chop wood, carry water, and scrub dirty clothes day after day.
Meanwhile, she remained like the unreachable crescent moon in the sky, her cool gaze never once lingering on him.
Now she wanted to borrow his blood essence to take physical form and return to Guiyun Sect?
Don't even think about it.
But at the brink of life and death, she burned through her remnant soul to perish alongside a demon dragon, all to protect him and those disciples.
He laughed at her foolishness, yet without hesitation cut his wrist so deeply that the bone showed.
From then on, their lives and deaths were bound together, their fortunes shared, with no way back.
Later, he abandoned his sect, betrayed his mentor, and willingly became the sharpest blade in her hand.
Everyone said he'd gone mad, ruining his immortal future for a woman and plunging into a fate beyond redemption.
The young man, dressed in a bloodstained black robe, smiled obsessively. "If she dies, what meaning does this world have for me?"
Blurb dated 8.4.2025
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Reader's guide:
1. The male and female leads are both pure and devoted. At first, the male lead falls for the female lead on his own!
2. The female lead has many standout moments in the main story. After taking physical form, her strength will gradually return~
3. There is no female rivalry anywhere in the story. I absolutely will not write a plot where three women compete for one man TT
Theme: Hold fast to your convictions in the depths of despair, and you can eventually break through and be reborn.
Looking forward to the next extra episode 🤩 🤩 🤩 It hurts my heart to see such a dying person 🥺 🥺 🥺
😂 The male protagonist is so tough-talking and arrogant
I came from xhs. I feel like the pace sped up a lot in the end. From near death to resurrection, it ended with revenge 🙏, but it was a blast to watch! Keep up the good work
It's equal, great article, the author writes it very well! I was attracted to it by Xiaohongshu's Amway post. After reading it, I feel that this article is at least better than half of the v-articles I have read, but this is not a v-article. I really made a profit 🌈 and look forward to the extra chapter!
😭 It's so good... The male protagonist is gloomy and cold on the surface, and he always speaks with thorns to the female protagonist, but every move betrays his words! I feel that the male protagonist is truly cold and ruthless towards outsiders, but only towards Yun Wei, all principles can be broken. It's very good, but the female protagonist's response to this feeling is not obvious enough at present... The female protagonist needs to wake up quickly, ah ah ah ah, the male protagonist is about to take out his heart... I can't do it anymore. Let them communicate with each other as soon as possible. The child is almost choking on this glass candy.
Well thought, well said, the heroine is the best
Can't you say it nicely? The male protagonist is really annoyed.
After reading this, I feel that the male protagonist really makes people angry and upset, and he is pretending. Fortunately, the female protagonist is determined and will not be affected by external affairs. This is the kind of female protagonist I like.
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I finished it in one go. The teacher's writing is so good. I rarely read novels with female protagonists, but this one is really good. It's just a bit short and I didn't read enough! Then I felt that the ending was a bit rushed. After the heroine was resurrected, she could write quite a lot, but she was killed immediately, which made me feel a little unprepared (?). There were not many direct emotional lines between the male and female protagonists, but it was good! (It knocked me to death) Looking forward to the teacher's next book! See you then ˶╹ꇴ╹˶!