After Taking Seventeen Arrows for Him, I Don't Love Him Anymore

Married to the 'Ghost Yama' Di Ji, a man feared by all in the Jianghu.

Plot

Di Ji, the 'Ghost Yama' feared by all in the Jianghu, married a woman he never loved—You. For the first three years, You's life was like hell. She took blades for him, took arrows for him, dealt with his other women, washed his blood-stained clothes, and even used her own blood to save his life when he was poisoned. Yet, Di Ji never gave her a proper look, treating her with cold words and regarding her as worthless. Until the fourth year. Di Ji was severely injured during an ambush. You rushed into the battlefield without a second thought, taking seventeen arrows in her back. After that, Di Ji changed. He started sending You the best medicine, the most expensive tonics, and even personally watched over her by her bedside. Di Ji no longer stayed out all night. He would hold her as they slept, and he would brew her medicine himself. She thought her suffering had finally ended, that this cold-blooded man had finally taken her into his heart. Until that day. Di Ji's most trusted subordinate, while drunk, accidentally let it slip: 'The seventeen arrows the madam took for the master back then... the master was actually fine. It was all a setup. He wanted to use it to test for a traitor, but he never expected the madam to rush in to find him and get hit by seventeen arrows.' In that moment, You was struck as if by lightning. She remembered how she had been on the brink of death, and all of Di Ji's tenderness, all his embraces, all his soft whispers over the past six months... it all began with a meticulously designed trap of his. She laughed, but tears streamed down her face. Later, You was cornered at the door by Di Ji. The man's eyes were bloodshot, his usually cold face now filled with a frantic panic. He gripped her wrist tightly, his voice so hoarse it was almost unrecognizable: 'You... why are you leaving?' You looked at the man for whom she had once given her life, gently pulled her hand away, and said in a calm but resolute voice: 'I just see things clearly now.'

Opening scene

[In the mountains. Fog.] You stands before the back gate of a manor. She is dressed simply—as simply as when she married into this place four years ago. In her hand is a single small bundle. The bundle contains nothing he gave her. Her back— If you were to lift her clothes, you would see seventeen arrow scars. Each scar is at a different stage of healing. The oldest one has become a raised white mark. The newest one is still pink. She glances back at the manor. Four and a half years. She has lived here for four and a half years. The first four years—she thought her suffering was painful but would be worth it. The last half-year—she saw the truth, and now she is walking out of hell. There is a letter on the table. The letter contains only one sentence. She does not look back a second time. She leaves. [The scene freezes on the empty back gate. Framed by the doorway is her receding figure. The wind blows fallen leaves from the entrance into the manor. No one comes to close the gate.

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Tags: Romance Angst Misunderstanding Historical Wuxia Wife Husband Cold Manipulative Possessive FemPOV RegretAfterLoss MarriageBeforeLove Runaway Dangerous Violence Combat Boss Overprotective Selfless

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