Reforged Knight [Western Fantasy]

Recommending an ongoing series: ~After Being Expelled from the Sect, the Ancestor Keeps Leveling Up~

On the morning of the year 1720, the first thing Du Ping did when she got to work at the Mechanical Society was open the newspaper to see whether anyone had been reported missing.

She found no missing-person stories, but she did see this:

[His Majesty the Emperor Has Been Assassinated by First Knight Lan Liusi, Who Remains at Large!]

Du Ping unfolded the wanted poster beneath the headline, pointed at the photo, and asked the handsome white-haired man beside her, "Is that you in the picture?"

"No."

"Do you have white hair?"

"It's dyed."

"Are you wearing silver armor?"

"It's iron."

"Are you called Lan Liusi!?"

"It's a common name."

"..."

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One-on-one, steampunk, lots of worldbuilding, the heroine was born into this life, the hero is a cyborg, and there are some unusual kinks.

~Blurb for the new series below: After Being Expelled from the Sect, the Ancestor Keeps Leveling Up~

Good news: Her business venture succeeded.

Bad news: Her business partner killed her.

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With the Ten Thousand Sects Grand Tournament approaching, rumors spread through the Yunhua Sect. The sect's ancestor, Mo Min, known as the "Revered Cultivator of Wondrous Intent," was suddenly cast out by the sect's stone tablet.

Amid the wreckage, Mo Min was reborn.

She thought back carefully, remembering how her three closest friends had conspired to surround and kill her in her previous life.

Friend A was loyal and diligent, her most capable subordinate.

Friend B was gentle and considerate, her cultivation partner in a happy marriage.

Friend C was aloof and indifferent, the celestial maiden beyond worldly concerns she admired most.

Yet these three had plunged her into an abyss overrun with demons in a single night.

In an instant, Mo Min went from a mighty cultivator who could command the clouds and rain to a country woman. Her fortunes had turned so sharply that she tossed and turned all night.

She turned her head and saw her good-for-nothing husband, his beard unkempt, lying beside her, while at the doorway stood her old nemesis, barking furiously at her.

Mo Min: ...Looks like this is how I'll spend the rest of my life.

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Also known as From Foolish Country Woman to World-Destroying Powerhouse and Returning to the Sect with the Whole Family in Tow.

Leveling up, fighting monsters, and attracting admirers, mixed with my own take on farming and running a business. The heroine is a mess, the hero is a man of few traits, and both are powerful figures forced to start from scratch.

Theme: Self-respect, self-confidence, self-love, and freedom