The Enchantress's Ordeal

Let's chat. Thank you to all the lovely ladies who have supported Da Xin and loved this story. Well, I haven't written for five years. I've experienced a lot and thought a lot. Picking up the pen again, I truly felt I should write an inspirational story about mindset for you all. Because life gives us so many hardships. Like Hu Yan, she can experience all sorts of setbacks, be framed, suffer all sorts of hardships, and endure all sorts of misery, but as she herself said, she will always be the one who laughs last. I hope that you, like Hu Yan, can eventually stand up and face the wind, no matter what you go through! [Flowers]

The "Handsome Men Ranking" is now updated! (Repeated 7 times)

I'm too deeply into Mary Sue stories, so I only like men like Qu Nanyi, who are devoted to the female lead. Of course, regarding his mother's situation… I'm afraid he'll also torment the female lead later, and then I'll be utterly heartbroken. Other male leads are all a bit of a pain in the ass, and no matter their reasons, their torment of the female lead is indelible in my mind. Yao Jiu used to be my favorite, but I was extremely disappointed by his later attitude towards the female lead. He was willing to die for her but wouldn't erase his hatred for love. I understand him, but I don't accept him. Feng Yunqi was quite good when he was seventeen, because I loved men like Baili Feng; they were somewhat similar. But I find his current behavior very repulsive. Bai Ziqi has too little presence in my eyes, so little that I neither like nor dislike him. Mainly, I'm not particularly interested in male leads with that kind of personality. Si Shao and Hua Qingran aren't likable, but they're conservative in their actions and don't exactly provoke hatred. Only Qu Nanyi, with his persistent, pure, and clear-cut love, is someone I particularly like. I hope Qu Nanyi is the male lead, and I hope his mother's situation doesn't lead him to treat the female lead the same way, otherwise... I'll go crazy.

Seeing Hu Yan looking like an ice sculpture, I couldn't help but laugh. Why did I find the scene so comical?

●Regarding the title "The Beauty's Tribulation," this title feels slightly different from her previous works, so I thought about it quite a bit. "Beauty" is so captivating, suggesting that the male and female protagonists in the story, true to Da Xin's style, are not only stunningly beautiful but also incredibly talented, like willows and peaches in full bloom, breathtakingly beautiful; "Guest" is so helpless, all the love and hate, whether family, lovers, or friends, must be most helpless when they become mere passersby; "Tribulation," however, makes me shudder. Da Xin's previous works were all quite satisfying, so is this one going to be different? I'm increasingly losing the courage to read those heart-wrenching and deeply affectionate stories that betray feelings, and I'm most afraid that in the end, all the love and hate is just a tribulation for us... ●I read Da Xin's new novel, "The Beauty's Tribulation," with the feeling of "holding a favorite pastry, reluctant to eat it but wanting to devour it all at once, and in order to achieve inner balance, I can only slow down the eating speed, savoring every bite and lingering aftertaste." There's always pressure during the postgraduate entrance exam period, so I secretly hoped that Da Xin's novels could become my little balcony for relaxation. I held back again and again, but I couldn't hold back any longer, so I decided to indulge myself and write a long review while I'm still on my self-given vacation... ●Every reader of a novel will have some guesses while reading, and I'm no exception. When I saw Qu Nanyi first reveal that his character was Badao, I secretly guessed that this character and Hu Yan were quite a good match. One is Hushuo, and the other is Badao... Then I secretly wondered if Qu Qingtian was Hu Yan's final destination. After all, when I got to that part of the novel, it was still unknown whether Yan Ke Jie was a case of choosing only one from three thousand rivers or just a few peach blossoms outside the bamboo grove, so it's inevitable to have some small guesses. ●Every novel by Da Xin always leaves me with words that seem uninteresting elsewhere but become increasingly amusing upon closer reading. For example, "suddenly attacking someone," Hu Yan's "middle finger" (it seems the middle finger appears quite frequently in Da Xin's works, I love it!), "Fuck it," Hu Yan's "not difficult," and even those blatant and straightforward insults seem to be redefined and imbued with a unique humor in Da Xin's novels. When the plot unfolds and Bai Ziqi has tied up Yan Gui and is preparing to skin her, Da Xin, in such a serious scene, actually has Bai Ziqi "pull Yao Jiu into the shape of the Chinese character ''" →_→ "" (Tai), cough, this shows that Yao Jiu does indeed have a large member... And then there's Yao Jiu holding onto the calf and urinating near the fire—oh my god, I laughed like a madman in the middle of the night. Actually, I'm not young anymore, and I've read quite a few books. Many plots and characters no longer resonate with me like they did in my younger days, and I no longer easily shed tears or laugh like an idiot. But Da Xin's writing always has that magic. Whether it's her previous works or the new "The Enchanting Guest's Tribulation," she always manages to unlock new ways for me to laugh. ●Although it's true that different fields are like different worlds, I guess the thing authors fear most is planting foreshadowing only to have readers immediately spot it. After all, such a lack of accomplishment would damage an author's intelligence. Okay, I'm saying this to prove Da Xin's success in my eyes. At least I can guess other authors' patterns but not Da Xin's. Now I have many questions, waiting for Da Xin to reveal them in later chapters. For example, Mi Hu of Ji Xin Tang? Hua Qing Ran's dual personality? Dong Zhen Zhu's maid Xuan'er? The Cheng brothers? And the masked woman who seems to be the mastermind behind everything? Oh dear, I can't think about it, I need to save my brain capacity for politics… ●Hua Qingran, Qu Nanyi, Yao Jiu, Bai Ziqi, Feng Yunqi, Si Shao, sigh, I really liked Yao Jiu… dead, dead, dead, but I secretly wonder if Yao Jiu will come back later? Probably not, right? After all, Hu Yan once saw his face and it said "a life of hardship and misery, ending in a bad end," truly a bad end! It's actually quite heartbreaking. Hu Yan, under the influence of the Madness Gu, was accidentally forcibly kept by Yao Jiu with a beautiful full-on brawl, and was even forcibly formed into the Fortune and Treasure F4 group. After being hit three times and licking two tears, she was a little smitten, which I found strangely cute. Actually, I always want to laugh whenever Yao Jiu does a full-on brawl, and Yao Jiu's desire to "violently attack" is also strangely funny. Yao Jiu's background as an actor instilled in him a deep understanding of human nature's fickleness. Though wounded by life and fate, he still strives to live with dignity. In my opinion, he is the most "human" of the male characters. Why? Because Yao Jiu experiences joy and sorrow, love and hate, inferiority and pride, compromise and integrity. He is worldly-wise, keeps his promises, values ​​loyalty, knows the difficulty of earning money and living, and acts on his feelings openly, always maintaining a moral bottom line. I admire Yao Jiu for this! However, Yao Jiu's status is humble; he has no money, no power, no home, no support, and is constantly coveted by various people. He is even wantonly violated and abused for keeping his promises. A person who cannot even protect himself, yet he sacrifices his most precious life when Hu Yan needs him most. Yao Jiu's death felt somewhat abrupt, but upon reflection, perhaps it was Yao Jiu's reward for his actions. Yes, that's fine too. Otherwise, would it be more fitting for my beloved Yao Jiu to die in three or five chapters before her "death"? Yao Jiu's temper, her sharp tongue, her fluttering heart, her verbal killer move "baby"—I remember a handsome man named Yao Jiu who would think of Hu Yan even when he was in danger; I remember a pitiful man named Yan Gui who hoped Hu Yan would appear in times of crisis, even if only to apologize. Actually, Yao Jiu isn't pitiful, because at this point in the story, the only ones Hu Yan would protect without any ulterior motive are Yao Jiu and Tang You. Yao Jiu must have died happily, able to give for the one he loved; that's a kind of ending… ●Secondly, I like Hua Qingran. I'm weird; I like two characters who don't have the highest appearance rate or the most screen time… But that's not necessarily true, since there are quite a few foreshadowings surrounding Hua Qingran, and the screen time might come later… Master Hua's thought process is also godlike; after all, there aren't many people who can leave even the smiling tiger, the old mudfish Qu Qingtian, speechless. What touched me most was the scene in the tavern where Qingran and Hu Yan drank together, and then Qingran protected Hu Yan from Feng Yunqi's whip. Seeing that scene made me feel inexplicably sad. Actually, I'm very interested in Qingran's dual personality. Did she have this personality before meeting Hu Yan, or did she develop it because of Hu Yan? Oh dear, I need to save my brain for politics! I'm also looking forward to seeing what methods Qingran will use to "compete for favor," after all, Qu Qingtian and Bai Ziqi's methods for vying for favor have already shown some signs. Feng Yunqi, with his unique advantages, is the reincarnation of the legendary young man whom Hu Yan "favored only one among three thousand beauties in her harem." ●And Si Shao, that little tsundere, I really like him too. He's the only poor guy who hasn't even seen Hu Yan's true face. To be able to hug and warm Hu Yan when she's cold, he didn't hesitate to exorcise the Gu curse, abandon the ghost, and force himself to lose his sight, just to have that one chance to get close to her and embrace her. That line, "You told me to get lost, and we'd never see each other again. I got lost, and then I came back. I blinded myself, so I'd never see you again," broke my heart… I think Si Shao's love for Hu Yan truly embodies the phrase "pain and pleasure intertwined." Seeing Si Shao's feelings for Hu Yan also brought me a bittersweet feeling. I don't know why, but even Yao Jiu didn't evoke any protective instincts in me, yet Si Shao did… ●Bai Ziqi… I don't even know how to describe him. He's a completely new character to me, a character I've probably never encountered in any other book. So I'm curious, and it wasn't until the last dozen or so chapters that I started to resonate with him and develop feelings for him… He's cold-blooded and cruel; human life is as insignificant to him as ants. He's ruthless to others and even more ruthless to himself. He has too many quirks; in fact, Bai Ziqi himself is a combination of various quirks. He runs a brothel and gambling den while also operating a clinic. His skinning and bone-removing skills are unparalleled, and his house is uniquely eerie. His style, drinking only water from a ceramic cup, his seemingly unfathomable wealth, the nine red lotuses in the hidden room that resembled the withered bones and red lotus, his enigmatic past—this man is also a perfect wife and mother, so many quirks and mysteries surround Bai Ziqi, making him deeply fascinating. But I'm always on guard against him, afraid that if I let my guard down, he'll use some awful method to end me… He understands people's hearts perfectly; he could tell from the first meeting that Hu Yan was the faked Green Waist and secretly devised a plan against her—he's practically a god! Currently, Bai Ziqi is still the character I'm most curious about and looking forward to the most in the whole story. ● As for Feng Yunqi, I don't have much of a feeling for him yet, not because the character is bad, but just a personal preference. I'm the kind of person who's inexplicably indifferent to characters who are initially "exclusively favored" by the female lead. This is purely a personal preference, so I won't accept criticism, haha… Maybe Feng Yunqi will surprise me later! ●Qu Nanyi is the kind of guy who's so close to falling for me, then I immediately fall for him again, then he falls for me again. It's a slightly frustrating kind of frustrating, but even that frustrating is a strangely pleasant kind of frustrating… He's the only man besides Feng Yunqi whom Hu Yan has opened her heart to and tried to accept, but then he falls for her so quickly?! Give him a good beating! Qu Qingtian is, in my opinion, the most vibrant character in this story. I'm at a loss for words to describe him. It's too late today, and I have to continue my grueling studies tomorrow. Once I pass the preliminary and final exams for postgraduate studies, I'll write another long review! Good luck, Da Xin! (I won't change my 17k username, *beep beep* *Soaring Clouds and Moon*)

I think Bai Ziqi is really outstanding. I'm very curious, Bai Ziqi said he would wait for Hu Yan for three days. What if Hu Yan doesn't show up after three days?

Great, I recommend it!

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