When the Tragic-Novel Heroine Gets the Fate Script of Journey to the West

"You're nothing but a stand-in. You shouldn't be hoping for anything more."

For the sake of his beloved, Shen Jikong sent someone to end her life.

Xu Jingnian plunged into the sea, but the Golden Cudgel lying dormant on the ocean floor unexpectedly awakened her mind.

As the real daughter of the Xu family, she was never loved by them. If they hadn't found her injured and delirious, she would never have returned at all.

The Journey to the West appeared once more, and Xu Jingnian resolutely set out on its path.

Her family kept harassing her in the name of love, yet at every turn they hurt her to protect their adopted daughter. Only after discovering the adopted daughter's true nature did they regret everything, but by then they had already driven their biological daughter far away.

Later, Shen Jikong clutched her shoulders, barely holding himself together as he broke down. "How am I worse than that vegetative patient?"