My Frail Husband Is the Jianghu's Public Enemy

Wei Shui was blessed with a sweet face, and was well-known throughout the area around Daohua Village.

But that very appearance attracted the attention of the younger son of a wealthy local family.

Wei Shui had no family and was all alone. To fend off this unwanted marriage proposal, she rashly married a strange man she'd rescued by the river the day before, making him her live-in husband.

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Everyone in the village knew that Wei Shui had a live-in husband whose status was less than respectable. Her husband had trouble walking, suffered from consumption, had a terrible temper, and had a tongue sharp enough to be dipped in poison.

Even so, Wei Shui was content.

Her reason was rather shallow. Her husband's dashing, immortal-like face made up for all his faults.

Listening to the gossip and watching the man snarl at a dog outside the courtyard, Wei Shui thought: Who cares what anyone else says? Even as a decoration, he's a pleasure to look at.

So, though they were only married in name, the two lived together under one roof with mutual respect, and their little life was quite comfortable.

But their good days didn't last. One day, a band of ferocious martial artists stormed into the village, looking for the "Thousand-Bell Fan," missing for many months.

Who was the "Thousand-Bell Fan"?

The very Blissful Immortal, leader of the demonic cult, despised by the righteous path!

Unable to find him, the intruders set fire to the village.

Wei Shui fled with her neighbors in a panic, but she left her lame husband at home!

The village burned to the ground. She went back to look for him, but couldn't find him. Under the charred bed, however, she found the few silver beans he'd saved from his work and left for her...

Wei Shui was shoved into the hall. When she saw the man on the high seat, dressed in a flamboyant robe with a deep collar and meticulously groomed, all she wanted was to run.

The consumptive man smiled maliciously. "Cough... Wife, it's been so long. How are you still so down on your luck?"

Wei Shui: "…"

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Xiao Jichong was being hunted by the so-called righteous factions, who insisted he'd stolen the Six Meridians Golden Needles.

Seriously, he was the leader of a great holy cult, too busy with meetings to spare a moment. Why would he steal a physician's cultivation technique?

He couldn't explain himself, and the mob drove him off a cliff...

Getting gravely injured was bad enough, but then he ran into someone even more unlucky than he was.

And that's not all...

That unlucky woman had actually dared to take him as her live-in husband while he was unconscious!

A country girl from the mountains. What a lovely dream!

Xiao Jichong lay in bed and thought: I'll put up with this for now. Once I'm healed, I'm running away!

But later...

"Wulang... Does your leg still hurt?"

The unlucky girl's voice was so sweet. He wanted to kiss her.

"Wulang, why do you keep poking my face?"

There was a bright red mole nestled in the unlucky girl's dimple. He wanted to kiss her.

That young master who only knew how to wield a sword had never imagined that once you peeled away the unlucky girl's outer layer, she would be so tender and lovely inside...

His wounds were almost completely healed, and their arrangement was about to end. Yet he no longer wanted to leave. Every day, he schemed to coax and trick her into turning their fake marriage into a real one!

Reading guide:

BG, 1v1, pure leads, happy ending.

Steadfast little ray of sunshine x flamboyant, scheming, sharp-tongued man

The leads aren't perfect, and they have dual identities.

A little research, but plenty of author-created details. A mashup of the Han, Song, and Ming dynasties.

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Power, Passion, and Schemes: My Powerless Husband

He couldn't do anything. All he could do was watch helplessly as those people climbed over him to seduce his wife.

Gao Ye, also known as Gao Suifeng.

Cool and stunning, with a nature like the solitary wind, she was the model of a noblewoman admired by everyone in the capital. Her family was prominent, her talents exceptional, and the emperor himself had chosen her as a candidate for crown princess.

But a month before her wedding, at a gathering with fellow officials, Gao Ye was ambushed and drugged, and her chastity was taken.

Fortunately, she didn't end up pregnant. If she kept it quiet, she could still become the crown princess. But within two days, malicious people had spread the disgraceful rumor that she was a "loose woman" throughout the capital and countryside.

The emperor was furious, the engagement was canceled, and overnight she became a laughingstock across the city.

With no other choice, Gao Ye rushed to marry a former student of her biological father to put the scandal behind her.

After the wedding, her husband was frail with illness, but kind and virtuous. The two treated each other with respect, and Gao Ye seemed to have returned to her peaceful life of old.

But that peace was only temporary

Her former fiance, the crown prince, was as gentle and dignified as ever. Smiling, he blocked her way to work. "Madam Xiao Ye, come to the Eastern Palace at once. I've brewed tea and boiled water, and await a conversation with you."

Gao Ye was unimpressed: Smiling snake.

Her bewitching childhood friend raced back from the border, still wearing his black armor. He dismounted and erupted in fury. "Why? Why did you marry him without asking what I thought?"

Gao Ye was unimpressed: Hothead.

Her delicate younger cousin was driven from his home and came to seek refuge with her. Clutching her sleeve, eyes red, he said, "Sister is like the moon in the heavens. I wouldn't dare defile you, but could you turn around and look at me, just once?"

Gao Ye was unimpressed: Two-faced sweetheart.

The sickly prince haunted her. In the rain, he grabbed her chin and laughed wildly. "My name is Yuan Zhang. Zhang as in arrogant, Zhang as in brazen... Sister-in-law, long time no see!"

Gao Ye was unimpressed: Lunatic.

Each of these men had their own agenda. Some tried to bind her with the bond they once shared as classmates; others tempted her with their looks. They tested her again and again.

Surrounded by wolves and tigers, Gao Ye watched coldly, seeing the greed and schemes in their eyes clearly.

No one expected this entanglement, which began with power and seduction, to end in such an unexpected way

"I know you all came here to further your own interests. How do you know I didn't?"

An age of chaos was coming, and imperial power was wavering. A secret had long circulated in court: the emperor could bring peace and prosperity to the realm by obtaining the blood of a noblewoman named Gao.

Fate said she would be rich or noble, but no one revealed the truth:

She was the wealth.

She was the nobility.

She had never been a pawn to fight over.

She was the one moving the pieces.

Reading guide and warnings:

BG, 1v5, happy ending.

Entangled in power and desire, trading advantage for true affection. The female lead is clear-headed and compassionate, but this isn't a female-dominant or female-strong story. All male leads are pure, and become completely love-struck by the end. The characters each have their own roles, strengths, and flaws. The setting has a two-systems-one-country arrangement: Tang and Han-inspired administration, with everything else fictionalized.

Theme: Autumn winds rise over the Wei River, and Xiao's presence fills the air.