I’m Competing With the Male Lead for a Woman

Xiao Jin transmigrated into a cliché melodrama as an 18th-tier supporting character.

A remarkable woman who is both disabled, disguises herself as a man, and is infatuated with the male lead.

None of this matters because she won’t even survive three chapters.

The cannon fodder female supporting character is also called Xiao Jin.

She is the Third Prince of the Qi Kingdom, renowned for her military achievements and famous throughout the nine provinces, a “Demon Rakshasa” that strikes fear into the hearts of enemy generals.

However, this very god of death, after the great battle, ended up with her legs completely useless, becoming a cripple who would cough up blood after taking just a few steps.

Not only that, but she also contracted tuberculosis and was on the brink of death.

The reason is simple: because this is a sadistic novel.

The male lead is the Crown Prince of Qi, while the female lead is a Princess of a fallen kingdom.

The only purpose of Xiao Jin’s existence is to destroy the heroine’s country and then die beautifully.

At this moment, Xiao Jin looked at her ruined legs, then at the large pool of blood she had coughed up, and her mental state collapsed.

Kindly instruct the servant to prepare the coffin and choose a day to lie down.

The system’s mechanical sound rang out.

“Warning! The host’s life is down to 48 hours. Please complete the first task as soon as possible. Completing the task will extend the host’s lifespan.”

“Task 1: Snatch the bride, forcefully marry the female lead who is about to marry the second male lead.”

System: “Just a friendly reminder, host: only after you complete all the tasks and let the female lead kill you will the life countdown stop, and you will be able to return to your original world.”

Xiao Jin fell silent.

She just imagined a scene where a terminal lung cancer patient, unable to walk upright, would cough up blood and wheel herself to the wedding on the day of the protagonist’s marriage, and it already made her toes curl.

“……”

Xiao Jin: “Can I choose death?”

System: “Nope, host.”

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After many twists and turns, Xiao Jin finally completed all the tasks.

On that day, the sky was high and the clouds were vast, and the autumn geese flew south.

Chu Shao stepped on the corpses of the cannon fodder, returned to her homeland, and ascended to the throne.

All corners of the land, from the four seas to the nine provinces, bow their heads in submission.

Xiao Jin, dressed in prison clothes, was escorted by the imperial guards, sitting in a wheelchair and looking up at the new emperor.

She is satisfied.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for Chu Shao to give herself a cut.

The Empress Chu Shao had unparalleled beauty, her crown adorned with twelve tassels.

Holding a long sword, stepping down the stairs, gently gazing at Xiao Jin.

Just when Xiao Jin thought she would be pierced through the heart by a sword, Chu Shao raised her sword and slit the throat of the Imperial Guard.

The remaining guards all turned pale and fell to their knees.

Chu Shao, however, with her hands covered in bright red, squatted in front of Xiao Jin, gazing at her as if looking up at a deity, staring at her for a long time.

Then, dropping the blood-stained sword, she said in a trembling voice, “Don’t leave me.”

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A one-sentence summary: Don’t leave me.

Theme: Despite physical disabilities, remain determined and forge ahead with courage.