Humans are clever in tens of thousands of ways, Gu are the true refined essences of Heaven and Earth. The Three Temples are unrighteous, the demon is reborn. Former days are but an old dream, an identical name is made anew. A story of a time traveler who keeps on being reborn. A unique world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu. The Spring and Autumn Cicada, the Venomous Moonlight Gu, the Wine Insect, All-Encompassing Golden Light Insect, Slender Black Hair Gu, Gu of Hope… And a great demon of the world that does exactly as his heart pleases! — *Gu (蛊) referred to poison in various cultures in South China while in folklore Gu spirits could transform into all kinds of species.
I’ve reincarnated as the reverse harem game’s villainess, the one and only step-daughter of the Eckart duke family. But the difficulty just has to be the worst! Everything I do will only lead me to death. I must be paired with one of the main male characters from the heroine’s harem before the ‘real daughter’ of the duke family appears! Two older brothers who always pick a fight with me on every little thing. The insane crown prince whose route will always lead to my death. ‘I only see the heroine and no one else’s wizard, and also her loyal s*ave knight, too! ‘First, let’s take some of them which I see no hope in, out of the list!’ “I didn’t know my place up until now. From now on, I’ll live as quiet as a mouse so you wouldn’t care the slightest bit! But why do their interests in me keep on rising every time I draw the line?!
Lucia grew up not knowing she was a princess. But when her mother died, she entered the palace and had the chance to see her entire future in a dream. In her dream, when she reached 19 years old, she was auctioned off to the bidder who offered the highest dowry. Her life became miserable from then on. When she woke up from her dream, she was determined to reshape her future, realizing that she had plenty of time before the crucial turning point. Thus, she begins her journey to change her dark future.
The villainess sees herself executed in front of a large crowd by the order of the emperor (her husband and the one she loves). However in the next moment after her death, she is back in the past. Monique is sent back into the past because of her brutal memories of her previous life with a prince who was engaged due to their similar age. When Empress grew and looked at the past, she killed her emotions to live as an Empress and remained one emotion, that was sickening affliction. Where in her next life, she made new connections in order to avoid getting executed again…