The Villainous Couple’s Daily Life of Seizing the Throne

Li Shu crossed a sea of blood and a mountain of corpses, firecrackers blazing all the way, as she dragged a coffin into Xijing City. The onlookers swallowed nervously and shook their heads. “The young lady is beautiful, all right, but I'm afraid we couldn't handle a woman like her...” She was ruthless and quick to kill.

Inside the red wedding bed curtains, his robe hung half open, revealing tantalizing glimpses of skin... Li Shu looked away. This man was so tempting that she was afraid she'd go soft and lose the nerve to kill him.

“Last time, you said, ‘What does Your Highness mean?’” Mu Yunting disarmed her and turned the blade against her slender, porcelain-white neck. He recalled what she'd said when she tried to kill him: “Don't worry. I'll make it quick. It won't hurt.”

Her boneless body coiled around him like a venomous snake, bringing with it the icy breath of death. Her soft, sweet voice brushed his ear. “I was only joking. Why did you take me seriously, Your Highness?”

Joking?

She said the emperor, her elder brother, was unworthy of his position, and... he was punished by being sent to guard the imperial mausoleum.

She said the bitter cold in Hanbei had lasted a hundred years and it was time for a change, and... the four tribes of Hanbei all rose in rebellion.

She said the emperor was incompetent and tyrannical, and... the throne changed hands.

A-Li, did the King of Hell bless your little mouth or something?

Li Shu gave a cold laugh. The wronged would be avenged, and grudges repaid. The capable deserve to rule the world. Women, too, can conquer the realm and command the masses. She would become the ruler of the world, with thousands bowing at her feet!

Reading Guide:

1. Both the male and female leads are certifiably crazy, the kind with something seriously wrong in their heads. They're scheming, dark, and funny, each with their own agenda and neither one pure-hearted.

2. One-on-one romance. The male lead is cold and unpleasant at first, but gets better later. Happy ending.

3. Includes dark personalities, life-and-death power, sharp-tongued banter, enemies-to-lovers, pregnancy, bickering, and all sorts of melodramatic tropes. Come on in!