Wangu Continent, Xuan Yue City.
In the backyard of the City Lord Mansion.
Under the scorching noon sun, a disheveled woman was tied to a column.
In her sobs were mixed both resentment and fury.
"Su Ye! How can you treat me like this?! No matter what, I'm still your elder sister in name! If you dare act like this, you're shaming the entire City Lord Mansion!!"
But before she even finished speaking, someone stuffed a cloth into her mouth, muffling her instantly.
The fury in her eyes grew even stronger. She tried to struggle free from the restraints, but no matter how much she thrashed, it was useless.
Under the blazing sun, after more than one two-hour period, the woman was baked until she fainted.
At that moment, not far away under the eaves, someone was lying on a chaise lounge. Looking closely, it was a woman.
Her makeup was heavy, luxurious silk draped casually over her shoulders. Eyes closed, her brow was knit in a worried frown.
It seemed she was pondering something serious.
Quite a few people stood beside the chaise lounge.
All of them were guards and enforcers; the atmosphere was tense.
Beside the lounge, a thin, weakly-looking male prostitute dressed in deep purple was kneeling.
The male prostitute seemed terrified by the scene, trembling where he knelt.
Hoarsely, in a voice full of grievance, he spoke out again and again,
"Young City Lord, how could you treat Cheng Huan this way? Cheng Huan is devoted to you, you know that, you know Cheng Huan only likes you."
Su Ye sat on the chaise in a daze, glancing down again at the flamboyant brocade clothes she wore.
It took a long time, but she finally accepted it. She had transmigrated into a book.
Transmigrated into the very male-oriented fantasy novel "Evil Emperor" that she herself had written.
And she'd become the arrogant, willful female side character—who shared her current name—destined to die horribly.
She spent two two-hour periods processing this, before finally swallowing hard.
In the novel, Su Ye's mother died in childbirth.
Her father had deeply loved her mother. To save the newborn, he fed Su Ye the family heirloom—Spirit Stone.
As a result, Su Ye possessed Divine Power from birth. With her City Lord father backing her, she ran roughshod over Xuan Yue City.
All the notorious acts of the young scions and local tyrants could be found in Su Ye's behavior.
However, this smooth-sailing life came to an abrupt end after she beat up her adopted sister, Su Ruoruo.
The whole incident began with the male prostitute in front of her now.
Su Ye frequented the brothels every day, neglecting her duties. Su Ruoruo thought Su Ye's behavior was disgraceful and was dragging Xuan Yue City's reputation through the mud.
She tried to persuade Su Ye to change her ways.
Su Ruoruo followed her to Spring-Welcoming House.
But the male prostitute that Su Ye liked fell for Su Ruoruo instead, treating her as a savior, while the ever-spending Su Ye was suddenly the villainess.
This embarrassed Su Ye, igniting her fury. She got into a fight with Su Ruoruo on the spot.
With her Divine Power and entourages of guards backing her, Su Ye was unbeatable—Su Ruoruo was no match for her.
The defeated Su Ruoruo was brought back and publicly humiliated, turning into her present sorry state.
Su Ye not only beat Su Ruoruo, but dragged her into the sun and had her roasted the whole day.
This incident made Su Ruoruo and Su Ye bitter enemies.
Three months later, the male protagonist joined forces with Su Ruoruo to eliminate the Su Family, wiping out the entire clan, gouging out Su Ye's Dantian. She was then chained at the city gates and baked in the sun for three days and nights, bleeding to death.
Oh, right. At the time she wrote this, it was cathartic. Readers got so hyped, leaving praise in the comments section of her novel.
Back then, writing was just for thrills—now? She was stuck in her own crematorium disaster.
Su Ye massaged her temples.
The male prostitute kneeling beside her saw the look on Su Ye's face and thought she was wavering.
His eyes lit up. He rushed forward to tug at Su Ye's sleeve, his body sidling up and leaning against her leg.
"Young City Lord, you know Cheng Huan only likes you. How could Cheng Huan possibly like your elder sister?"
As he spoke, Cheng Huan blinked, biting his lip, pitiful and obedient.
His waist twisted so much it was almost rope-like, wriggling endlessly against Su Ye's leg.