The Reincarnated Female‑Oriented Villain Who Laughs Madly While Holding Command Over 100,000 Troops - Chapter 1:

Chapter 1: A Catastrophic Start?

As everyone knows, there are three things a transmigrator must never do—first, fight the founding Emperor for the empire, second, go to war against Liu Xiu while at a disadvantage in military strength, and third, clash with Li Shimin during the Black Tortoise Gate Incident.

But now, Gu Yixuan seemed to have landed squarely in the second situation.

At the border of the Azure Cloud Empire, countless military tents stood in neat rows. The lit oil lamps illuminated the entire encampment.

In the central command tent, Gu Yixuan sat on his bed in white nightclothes, looking around at the surroundings in utter confusion.

“I transmigrated?”

After receiving the memories of the original body, Gu Yixuan finally confirmed that he had transmigrated into a female-oriented novel titled Phoenix Blood Long Song.

Fine, transmigrating is one thing, but why did it have to be into Gu Yixuan of all people? Just because they had the same name?

Gu Yixuan immediately began recalling the original body’s cause of death.

Twenty years ago, the Grand General of the Azure Veil Empire, Gu Cangbei, led an army to conquer the capital of the Nanyue Empire and was granted the title of Duke Dingguo. The female lead, Xie Zhaoning, was the princess smuggled out at all costs by the Nanyue royal family.

Over the past twenty years, with her intelligence and the support of the remaining secret guards of the royal family, the female lead had successfully established the most powerful force in the martial world—Crimson Sleeve Tower!

And the first step of her revenge was this legitimate eldest son of Duke Dingguo, who now commanded the army in place of his father—Gu Yixuan!

“Miss, it was the Emperor who ordered the destruction of your empire, not me. If you’ve got the guts, go after him!”

“And besides, sneaking into the capital would be way harder than a military camp, right? This place is surrounded by 100,000 troops. Even a pig wouldn’t die here, would it?”

“Wait a minute… is that assassin named Liu Xiu?”

After ranting, Gu Yixuan couldn’t help but grow suspicious. This wasn’t a fantasy world—at most, the strongest warriors could pierce armor from 3,000 steps. Other than the legendary Grand Archmage, who could possibly break through tens of thousands of troops to assassinate him?

But this wasn’t the time to think about that. In the novel, the original body’s death was merely glossed over, but if he died now, he’d really be dead.

Thinking this, Gu Yixuan immediately shouted toward the outside of the command tent, “Guards!”

The tent flap lifted. A soldier clad in armor entered, saluted, and said, “General!”

“Armor me up!”

After receiving the original body’s memories, Gu Yixuan’s tone naturally carried the killing intent of a seasoned commander.

Although the guard was confused as to why the General suddenly wanted to don his armor, seeing Gu Yixuan’s stern expression, he didn’t dare ask. He quickly brought over a set of dark red armor.

Gu Yixuan spread his arms as the guard helped him put it on. At the same time, he assessed his physical condition.

As a character in a female-oriented novel, Gu Yixuan’s appearance was naturally exceptional—sharp features, well-defined contours, sword-like eyebrows, deep and spirited eyes. Years of martial training had endowed every muscle of his body with terrifying power!

“Why is the General putting on armor? Has something unusual been discovered?” the guard asked cautiously after fastening the armored skirt.

“I’ve received word that an assassin plans to strike tonight. Go summon Gu Shan at once.”

“Yes!”

Gu Yixuan’s tone remained calm, but the guard’s expression changed. He quickly saluted and rushed out of the tent to find his commander.

Once the guard had left, a look of urgency finally appeared in Gu Yixuan’s previously calm eyes.

The original body was no pampered noble. As the legitimate son of the Duke of Anguo, he had studied military strategy and martial arts since childhood. In this campaign, he had even ignored the warnings of his officers and personally entered the battlefield to kill the enemy. The blood-soaked dark red armor he now wore was no decoration.

Yet even so, in the original plot, he had still been successfully assassinated. While the surprise attack played a role, the assassin’s strength clearly couldn’t be underestimated.

“Young Master!”

Just then, the tent was lifted again, and a large, burly man with a face full of scars entered and saluted Gu Yixuan.

This was Gu Shan, a household general of the Gu Family. He had followed Gu Yixuan’s father, Gu Cangbei, through countless battles and had saved his life many times.

Bestowed the surname “Gu” by Gu Cangbei himself, Gu Shan was deeply trusted by the Gu Family. Now he served as Gu Yixuan’s personal guard commander, responsible for his protection at all times.

“Uncle Shan, I received news that someone plans to assassinate me tonight. Please quickly deploy our forces and strengthen the defenses.”

Facing this man who had watched him grow up, Gu Yixuan didn’t put on the airs of a general.

“Young Master, your tent lies in the center of 100,000 troops, guarded by rotating patrols and our elite personal guards. Who would dare mount an assault?”

Gu Shan didn’t immediately issue orders. It was already deep into the night, and sudden troop movements might cause chaos. Besides, he couldn’t believe anyone would be foolish enough to attempt to assassinate the army’s commander in the middle of the camp.

Gu Yixuan felt like crying. He knew how ridiculous his claim sounded, but what could he do? That was how the plot went!

“It was Father who sent the message. He said assassins from Crimson Sleeve Tower will strike tonight. Please, Uncle Gu, mobilize the troops at once!”

Left with no choice, Gu Yixuan brought up his conveniently placed father.

“As you command!”

Sure enough, once Gu Yixuan mentioned that the message came from Gu Cangbei, Gu Shan stopped questioning him. He saluted and immediately turned to leave and make the necessary deployments.

…

At midnight, a bright moon hung high in the sky, casting its silvery light over the silent Azure Veil army camp.

Two figures darted through the camp, narrowly avoiding the patrols as they made their way toward the central command tent.

These were Crimson Sleeve Tower’s top assassins—the Bloodshadow Twin Fiends, Wang Long and Wang Hu.

“Big Brother, are you sure this will work?” Wang Hu couldn’t help asking. Though the brothers were well-known in the martial world, this was an army camp with 100,000 soldiers!

If they got caught, even a mouthful of spit from each soldier could drown them!

“Miss has never miscalculated. The Azure Veil army just won a major battle today, so their night defenses will be slack. This is the best time to assassinate Gu Yixuan!”

Wang Long answered in a hushed voice, clearly trusting their young lady’s judgment completely.

Wang Hu let out a relieved sigh. He too had great faith in their lady’s predictions.

The two skillfully evaded the patrols and finally neared the central tent. Seeing this, Wang Hu relaxed further and couldn’t resist asking again.

“Big Brother, why does the lady want Gu Yixuan dead anyway?”

Though Wang Long was equally puzzled, he still scolded quietly, “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t.”

Wang Hu pouted but stayed silent, sticking close behind his brother as they crept toward the tent.

“Something’s wrong!”

Just as they reached the side of the command tent, Wang Long’s expression grew tense. He scanned the surroundings and placed a hand on the hilt of his sword.

“What is it, Big Brother?” Wang Hu tensed up instantly.

“It’s too quiet!”

Wang Long’s expression darkened further. Even in a tightly guarded military camp, it shouldn’t be this silent!

“How dare you attack our camp?!”

Just as Wang Long hesitated on whether to retreat, a furious roar rang out. A spear shot from the shadows, aimed straight at Wang Long’s throat!

Clang!

A metallic clash rang out as Wang Long reacted just in time, drawing his sword and deflecting the spear a mere centimeter from his neck!

Clatter!

Footsteps thundered all around the command tent. The sound of armor clanking filled the air as more than a dozen soldiers holding torches appeared, illuminating the area around the tent.

In the blink of an eye, the Wang brothers—who had come to assassinate Gu Yixuan—found themselves completely surrounded by hundreds of spear-wielding soldiers!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Just then, a round of applause echoed through the night…