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Jian Huan found herself transported into a xianxia novel as the fiancee of the main antagonist.

Feeling her empty wallet, she recalled the pitiful fate of the original owner of the body who stubbornly refused to annul the marriage. Without hesitation, she took the marriage contract and went to the antagonist for a friendly negotiation.

At this moment, Shen Jizhi, the future scourge of the cultivation world, was still a righteous disciple. He silently looked at the marriage contract with a cold expression, asking, “How can I get you to annul this marriage?”

“One hundred thousand spirit stones,” Jian Huan held up ten fingers, “as long as you pay one hundred thousand spirit stones, our marriage will be void.”

Shen Jizhi fell into silence for a moment. “Is there nothing else you want me to do?”

Jian Huan shook her head. “None.”

Shen Jizhi asked sternly, “You will only accept this condition?”

Without hesitation, Jian Huan replied, “Yes.”

Shen Jizhi’s tone turned harsh. “Then there’s no annulment.”

Jian Huan was confused. “?”

Shen Jizhi looked at her and said, “I won’t annul the marriage. We can get married whenever you want.”

He bid farewell. “I have other matters to attend to. Goodbye.”

Jian Huan exclaimed, “???”

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miclice
New miclice rated it
May 19, 2025
Status: Completed
I love the way both of the lead interact with each other. Both of them are poor, like really f*cking poor. And they dont shy away because of that. They have a great teamwork with great communication. I love how ML is not aloof, over obesses yandera or cold dere, he just alittle bit of introvert type which can warm your heart. Must read.
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Sonu
Sonu rated it
November 7, 2024
Status: Completed
(My thought when reading the description before reading the novel)

The imagination

Shen Jizhi gave the impression of a big shot. When Jian Huan asked for 100, 000 sprit stones as a condition to cancel the marriage I thought the reason why Shen Jizhi refused to fulfill the condition was because he felt the Jian Huan was interesting and he became interested in her. As he should be able to meet any condition among which Jian Huan choose the most efficient one.

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The reality

Shen Jizhi (waiting to repay his master’s debt to 20 people), “How can I get you to annul this marriage?”

Jian Huan (poor ghost who wants to get rid of marriage and get paid for it) , “pay 100, 000 spirit stones, and the marriage will be void.”

Shen Jizhi (the money grubber who can’t wait to divide a single spirit stone in to two and a thrifty person) “Is there nothing else you want me to do?”

Jian Huan (who can’t wait to void the marriage and get her spirit stones) “None.”

Shen Jizhi (who may accept any condition except needing to spend spirit stones) “You will only accept this condition?”

Jian Huan (waiting for spirits stones), “Yes.”

Shen Jizhi (who got his 21st creditor and a heaven-send wife) “Then there’s no annulment.”

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strawberryjie
strawberryjie rated it
August 5, 2023
Status: Completed
This is my first time seeing a novel with both the female lead and male lead really... broke.

They are neither extremely eccentric or shameless, but their antics do get quite hilarious.

I've read the author's other books, and this one is my second favorite.
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FEMA
FEMA rated it
July 23, 2023
Status: c2.1
For the smidgen of content available so far, its interesting. The literally poor (she only owns the clothes she is wearing, a blanket and herself, truly a pitiful transmigrator) FL is likeable and doer that decided to avoid the original path of going to the demon sect.

Unlike other novels of this type the summary its completely factual of their first meeting ... more>>
Spoiler

ML rejected the annulment since she was very firm she wanted the money and he only ows 3 spirit stone (the FL meet him 3 years before that she should had in the original book), he would rather get married at some unspecified point in the future than pay 100k spirit stones lol

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Wang Feng
Wang Feng rated it
September 16, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel is the type I would reread again n again. It totally satisfies my fantasy of transmigration ✔, cultivating immortal ✔, simple daily life ✔, not too outstanding protagonists✔, slow burn romance✔ and lil bit of snu-snu✔😂

This is the perfect xianxia romance novel I'm searching for. And I didn't know this is the same author of the prime minister's wife is the richest woman. Well, now this is my second favourite novel of the author.

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FL transmigrated to a cultivation world and the body she is transmigrated into is poor af. Lol Then, she met the ML and they started living together and get to know each other. They started poor but slowly get better.

ML is the type that don't think of love but cultivation of tao and to pay off his master's debt lol and he is the one who falls in love first.

FL is the independent type with the mentality of first richness then love.😂 She falls in love later with the ML cause of his perfect planning and seduction.

Their daily life of cultivating immortals is quite enjoying to read. There are some connon fodders and supporting characters but the main focus of the story is the ML's and FL's daily life and their power upgrade and ofc their increase savings.

Their slow burn romance is so sweet to read and the vague snu-snu parts near the end is also satisfying enough.

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08phamann
08phamann
October 24, 2023
Status: Completed
Cute romance with a bit of spice.

There isn't too much of a focus on cultivation or getting stronger. The goals for MC and ML are to get rich and make money so don't expect serious cultivation here. The ending is a bit confusing with a plot about how ML ... more>>
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has this demon stone in his body? And it's needed to resurrect the demon king. Anyway, that part of the story was meh and it let down the ending of the story a lot.

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ML is a bit of an ice block in the beginning but he falls for MC and becomes kind of shameless and once even worse pink clothes to match MC. MC is the dense one in the relationship and it takes the ML being shameless and kissing and confessing to force her to realise her feelings.

Cute moment in the novel
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after ML has confessed and MC asks him to prove himself. He is close to her and when she turns around, her mouth accidentally touches his chin, like a kiss. She gets embarrassed and apologies saying it was an accident and she didn't mean it. Our ML, who has been the soul of restraint so far, loses it because he thinks she is so cute, kisses her nose and says, I did that on purpose.

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pnkdid
pnkdid rated it
January 19, 2025
Status: Completed
Before you read this review, just know that the first part of my review wraps up the story till ch 51. The second part reviews the completed novel.

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The story starts off well; I was so excited to read it that I stayed up a few hours late at night, haha.

The world-building was quite nice; the characters were characterised well.

But as the novel went on, I couldn't help but get annoyed at the FL reactions —she simply felt too greedy for my taste. I understand that this is the main plot, her wanting to make more and more money, but sometimes she starts to get insensitive.

Spoiler

Is it really necessary to get angry when ML does his personal side jobs without telling her?

To make you understand, the ML has a lot of debts from his master + a new one from the FL. He has no obligation to report to her how he does his money since he promised he would pay her in 3 years.

But FL, for some reason, feels entitled to know every single way through which he makes money and then wants to split up.

Sometimes she is so greedy she hides certain things from him, wanting them only for herself. (Though in the end, they splint, but still... it feels off for me to be THAT greedy)

Sometimes, she only talks to him with the money in mind, not regarding him as a person with feelings as a whole. She's simply infuriating even more when ML finds a treasure chance and she throws a tantrum wanting it too...

Of course, the ML is money-driven, too, but he somehow gains more sympathy as a character. He had been in debt his whole life - and even though he could simply refuse to help his master, he pays them out of duty since his master saved him when he was little.

The author maybe wanted to make that funny dynamic with a greedy materialistic FL, but they stretched it too much. It's chapter 51 for me right now and FL still stays flat? Maybe that's why I started to dislike her, she had no character development whatsoever. 🫡

Sorry, but I feel the ML is too good for her. 😭

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I will try finishing the novel, even with MTL so I will come back later with an update.

Edit*

I finished the novel, and the female lead got better as the story went on, which made it more enjoyable for a while. But towards the end, I started getting bored. I can't explain exactly why, but something felt off.

Spoilers Ahead about ML background

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The male lead's background with the demon lord wasn't that bad, even if it was a bit cliché. In a way this was the premise of the story, so it isn't something I want to complain about.

But I want to comment a few things about how it was handled by the author.

The ML had a Demon Stone in his body with the remains of the Ancient Demon Lord, so there was always the risk of him becoming the demon lord's vessel.

It felt like the story kept bringing this up, and this made you, the reader, more expectant of someting BIG to happen.

But, in the end, this plot was barely used it, ONLY in the last arc.

I was hoping for more—like waiting for a balloon to pop, for the ML to show some more things about this strange stone and be like wow wow wow,.... but the balloon unfortunately deflate instead. The stone was barely bought up and when it did, I didn't have that satisfaction.

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About FL x ML..

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The male lead spent most of the story doing things to win over the female lead, but she didn't really do much for him in return. She accepted him in the end, but I was hoping she'd be more mature and actually put in some effort for him too.

Example

The male lead gave her so many things—he even made talisman brushes and crafted her sword. Gave her fruits, money, payed the sect leader to oversee the competition she was in to make sure she was safe etc.

I know this was for the ML... to make him look like the spoiling type who adores his love.

But it just felt really one-sided. The FL barely did something besides looking pretty, storming over in his business, picking fights etc.

When the ML confessed, she was hesitating because of MONEY. Girl... I know you love money, but it just dismisses ML efforts and it feels as if she took everything for granted.

The intimate scenes were alright, though in my opinion felt a bit rushed? In a way, all the plot towards the end was rushed so it's no surprise.

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This novel is still good and I gladly recommend it to any cultivation genre enjoyer. The comments I made above are only simple thoughts, but in its entirety, the story isn't bad!

I rarely finish stories so, if you want to take your time and enjoy reading something, this is a good choice! <<less
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KaelynC
KaelynC rated it
February 21, 2025
Status: Completed
Loved it- sweet, fun, and hits all the genres I tend to like without bringing the angsty baggage and long fillers. I did feel like some parts were so familiar it made me question if I've read the novel before (probably not) - but I think it's just common tropes but smashed in a way that is fun to read.
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puregarnet
puregarnet rated it
March 29, 2025
Status: Completed
3.85 Stars

Date Read: 19/3/2025

Personal Enjoyment: 3.7/5

Started interesting but when they got into that mystery case, it got a bit slow. So, I read this very soon after reading Devil Venerable Wants to Know and I kinda felt that it was more enjoyable to read. I rarely read these types of novels so I have less leeway if something isn't good lol. The action part of the story was not bad but the investigation was pretty dull and slow. It felt a bit like nothing was happening. In... more>> any case, I wanted to read them make money, not solve cases hahaha. The romance too, I wasn't convinced so when it got to the exciting parts, it felt a bit over my head. Though I did find the ML's happiness about it all sweet. I just think they could have tweaked it a bit to make it land. Overall, at least I finished the story. I was tempted to drop the book at those slow bits but I alrd sunk so many chapters into his that I wanted to see the ending. Plot: 3.85/5

The plot was decent, just the execution was a bit draggy. I did tear up a bit for the sad parts. And fet soft at the ML's happiness. However, based on the synopsis, I was expecting a bit more faceslapping from the OgFL that we didn't get. Very unfortunate. Those petty jealous type scenes would have been perfect to keep my interest more during the slow parts. Writing/Translation: 3.9/5

The translation I read is from akknovel. The TL is pretty good. Just some sentences that were mildly confusing in context. And there is an odd tendency for some sentences' end to be separated by 3 dots

, and then continued with the rest of the sentence in the next paragraph. It's a weird error. Pacing: 3.7/5

The setup and beginning of all the investigations were quite boring and slow. Otherwise, it was fine. Setting/Worldbuilding: 4/5

Not bad. I'm not familiar with this type of genre so things felt new for me. Characters: 4/5

I love all the characters! They are all interesting and different with their own goals and personalities. None felt like NPCs. Romance: 3.8/5

The romance is okay. I'm not a fan of B/G romance because they don't usually take the time to convince me that they have any chemistry or developing romance at all. This one, well, it's a step up from the usual. However, the author used their looks to indicate the romance development. From the start, they were getting along like two peas in a pod. So any changes from being a fellow money-grubber to a potential love interest were indicated by the character waxing poetic on how handsome the other looked. That didn't do anything for me lol. How the ML fell in love felt very deliberate. He decided that he did like the MC. We were there for all of it. But it was never explicitly mentioned why they like each other. So

I still didn't really feel the love personally aha. So yeah. Is it a me thing or the author thing who knows. Sigh.

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LemmonPaii
LemmonPaii rated it
February 28, 2025
Status: Completed
This is a very good show burn, you couldn't tell exactly when the relationship changes and is soooo cute. Their relationship is build up on their love for money, there is an implicit understanding between the FL and ML that develops their relationship, they both see each other as an equal and support each other on a very mature way. There is no OP characters and you could tell and even feel the struggle but it all pays off.

There are character development, not just for the main characters but for... more>> many of the secondary characters.

I really liked it and I can tell is one of my favorite novels. <<less
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