When I was thrown into the Heap of Corpses in Northern Myanmar, all the blood in my body had been drained.
I was also missing a kidney.
All of this was done by my rival from the comic.
He lured me into his world, the black market of Northern Myanmar.
All for my blood and the girl in his arms.
But Shen Jing seems to have forgotten that the white moonlight he loves madly is actually me.
I am a somewhat side-jobbing Third-Tier Manga Artist.
Shen Jing is the crazy villain from my comic, who has come to life and stepped out of my pages.
We had a romance.
But when I learned that his condescending affection was merely for my blood, I still couldn't bring myself to draw his death.
I was left in a stinking, maggot-infested swamp, allowing the filth to consume me.
This is the Heap of Corpses in Northern Myanmar, filled with countless corpses of smuggled individuals, deceived victims, and wrongfully killed souls.
I felt as if all the blood in my body had been drained, my abdomen was cut open, and my kidney had been taken away.
This was all done by Shen Jing's subordinates.
On the brink of death, I saw Bai Man standing before the swamp.
On her hand, she wore Shen Jing's Wolf Head Ring, a ring that symbolized status in Myanmar.
The meaning was clear; everything Shen Jing did was for her.
Even our romance was just an act.
I closed my eyes, thinking that if I died here, perhaps I could return to my original world.
But then I saw Bai Man pick up my sketchbook and burn it.
Inside were the comics about this world, titled Manuscript.
Bai Man smirked, "Safe travels, no need for farewells."
I couldn't go back.
When I woke up again, I smelled the strong scent of medicine filling the room, making me feel nauseous.
But I didn't even have the strength to vomit.
I wanted to sit up, but someone pressed down on my shoulder.
It was Bai Qing and Fu Jing.
They are the main characters in my comic.
Bai Qing took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from my forehead. "Don't move; you're seriously injured."
Fu Jing bent down and came in from outside the thatched hut, holding a pile of medicine.
Bai Qing, being a doctor, skillfully took a syringe to add medication to the IV bottle.
"This is an antibiotic; your abdominal wound has become infected."
I moved slightly, and a wave of intense pain surged through me, soaking my back with sweat.
I gritted my teeth. "The manuscript... my manuscript, I need to revise the ending..."
Fu Jing crossed her arms. "It's ruined; everything drawn on it is gone."
In other words, this place would be shrouded in the dark forces of Shen Jing, devoid of light.
I cried bitterly.
Fu Jing said coldly, "I advised you back then along with A Qing; you just wouldn't listen."
Yes, I deserve it.
When Shen Jing first came out of the comic, I thought I had become the protagonist with a halo destined to save the villain.
I even believed I could completely eliminate his dark tendencies.
Unfortunately, Shen Jing approached me with ulterior motives from the very beginning.
He knew early on that I had the ability to alter the ending.
He also knew I could control their lives and deaths.
So, he deceived me.
And sadly, I fell in love with him.
I ignored the evil he committed in the comic world.
Because I always thought that given time, I could change him.
Bai Qing shot a glare at Fu Jing: "She's hurt so badly; you should say less."
"But from all the information I've received, Bai Man is even more ruthless than Shen Jing."
Bai Qing asked me: "Bai Man, if you were to redraw it, how long would it take?"
A long time.
The original manuscript took me two years to complete.
Even if I memorized the plot, it would still take at least a year.
One year later.
I had nearly finished drawing my original storyline.
However, since then, so much has happened that is beyond my understanding and control.
Shen Jing's life feels very distant from me now.
But in order to finish the middle part of the story and the ending, I have to go back to Shen Jing's side.
Bai Qing is worried about me: "Xiao Man, it's too dangerous. Shen Jing is a madman now."
Can he be crazier than before?
Six months ago, I even heard that Shen Jing seemed to suspect that I wasn't dead and was sending people to look for me?
What does he want from me? To dig up my corpse and desecrate it?
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