History Literature / UnrulyPhoenixXiaoyao

->Ning Xiaoyao is a genetically evolved army doctor from a zombie-infested apocalyptic world. One day, she transmigrates to the past as the next emperor of an ancient country. But wait, isn’t she a girl?!

->As it turns out, she’s a disguised stand-in for her baby brother under the “loving” care of the empress dowager, her mother and future murderer. Faced with her impending death, Ning Xiaoyao must thwart the schemes of her family to survive in a palace allied against her. But how does a zombie-killing expert with supernormal strength, healing powers, and the ability to understand animals deal with the intricacies of court politics?

->“If nothing else works, I’ll just beat them all up!”

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: At the start of the story, Lou Zigui is deeply-beloved to the animals of the capital, who have seen how hard he worked to defend the country and mostly don't understand the political reasons he's about to be executed.

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Grand Preceptor Xie and Dowager Empress Xie would ''dearly'' love to kill Xaioyao, but they need her to occupy the throne until her younger brother is old enough to replace her. Additionally, Dowager Empress Xie would be required to commit suicide if Xiaoyao died.

* DecadentCourt: As you might expect from a comedy / drama set in ancient China, backstabbing, assassination, and betrayal abound under a thin layer of courtly decorum.

* ImperialChina: The setting of the story.

Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao (刁蛮小药凰) is a Chinese web serial novel about a heroine from a far-future ZombieApocalypse who is reincarnated in the 13th century as a girl, disguised as a boy, who has just become the Emperor of ImperialChina. Armed with ridiculous strength and a complete ignorance of the complicated social rules of the setting, she must find a way to navigate court politics, keep herself alive, and deal with constant schemes from a family that intended to use her as a pawn.

* TraumaCongaLine: Xiaoyao subjects Grand Preceptor Xie to this over the course of the story; he goes from being the most powerful man in the entire country to having his entire family dead or disgraced, with most of his property repeatedly smashed and his wealth stolen. Her smashing parts of his estate in particular is a RunningGag.

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: As you might expect from a comedy / drama set in ancient China, backstabbing, assassination, and betrayal abound under a thin layer of courtly decorum.

A fan-translation is available [[http://volarenovels.com/unruly-phoenix-xiaoyao/ here]].

Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao (刁蛮小药凰)is a Chinese web serial novel about a heroine from a far-future ZombieApocalypse who is reincarnated in the 13th century as a girl, disguised as a boy, who has just become the Emperor of ImperialChina. Armed with ridiculous strength and a complete ignorance of the complicated social rules of the setting, she must find a way to navigate court politics, keep herself alive, and deal with constant schemes from a family that intended to use her as a pawn.

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Grand Preceptor Xie and Dowager Empress Xie would *dearly* love to kill Xaioyao, but they need her to occupy the throne until her younger brother is old enough to replace her. Additionally, Dowager Empress Xie would be required to commit suicide if Xiaoyao died.

* Cloudcuckoolander: Xiaoyao was one of these already, but between constantly using modern-day euphemisms, having a completely alien set of values, and being completely ignorant of (and often blithely ignoring) even the most basic social norms of her new world, she comes off as even more of one to her bodyguards and court.

* EvilChancellor: Grand Preceptor Xie relentlessly murdered, maimed, tortured, and mutilated his way into his current position of power, and has no intention of stopping now. His reaction to the [[spoiler:murder of his own mother]] is to consider the political implications.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Elder Li is a (mostly) heroic example; while he gives Xiaoyao headaches due to his fixation on propriety and Confucian rules, he's also viciously opposed to Grand Preceptor Xie and is an expert RulesLawyer when it comes to finding ways to cause problems for him.

Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao (刁蛮小药凰)is a Chinese web serial novel about a heroine from a far-future ZombieApocalypse who is reincarnated in the 13th century as a girl, disguised as a boy, who has just become the Emperor of China. Armed with ridiculous strength and a complete ignorance of the complicated social rules of the setting, she must find a way to navigate court politics, keep herself alive, and deal with constant schemes from a family that intended to use her as a pawn.

Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao is a Chinese web serial novel about a heroine from a far-future ZombieApocalypse who is reincarnated in the 13th century as a girl, disguised as a boy, who has just become the Emperor of China. Armed with ridiculous strength and a complete ignorance of the complicated social rules of the setting, she must find a way to navigate court politics, keep herself alive, and deal with constant schemes from a family that intended to use her as a pawn.

Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao is a Chinese web serial novel about a heroine from a far-future ZombieApocolypse who is reincarnated in the 13th century as a girl, disguised as a boy, who has just become the Emperor of China. Armed with ridiculous strength and a complete ignorance of the complicated social rules of the setting, she must find a way to navigate court politics, keep herself alive, and deal with constant schemes from a family that intended to use her as a pawn.