On her way to pick up a package, Zhan Binglü unexpectedly transmigrates through time.
In this dynasty where humans and demons coexist, she has no particular skills, and making a living becomes a huge problem.
Living in a thatched hut, drinking thin porridge, and watching her few remaining copper coins dwindle, she grows increasingly anxious.
After failing to get another job, she plucks up her courage and meets a kind stranger, seizing the chance to apply for a clerical position.
Unfortunately, her brush-written characters look like a dog’s scrawl. She applies herself with the determination of someone who studies by hanging a beam from the ceiling and stabbing their thigh, and after much practice, she finally becomes competent at the job.
Every prisoner in the yamen where she works is a demon, and they come in all shapes and sizes.
She has been threatened, tempted, and deceived…
With her brush, she records the details of cases and writes down the love and hatred between humans and demons.
“Be careful of the demon locked deep in the dungeon. He’s the kind who can wipe out an entire city with a wave of his hand.”
Curiosity and a moment of kindness lead Zhan Binglü toward that cell, where she meets Bai Ju, the legendary great demon of the entire dynasty.
He is powerful, carefree, and arrogant, yet he slaughtered an entire household and was thrown into the imperial prison, where he has been confined for fifteen hundred years.
Zhan Binglü wants to understand him, and the more she learns, the more she is drawn to him…
Good book, but the ending was too hasty and I didn't get enough of it.