[Beloved by everyone + female emperor in the making + male rivals competing for her + feel-good story + lighthearted yet serious]
In the eyes of the immortals in the Heavenly Realm, she is a hopeless underachiever: weak in magic and poor at immortal arts. Even the lowest-ranked immortals dare to criticize her. When the Heavenly Emperor personally appoints Xuan Jiuying to descend to the mortal realm, find the Chosen One, and help him pacify the demon realm, all the immortals scoff. “Her? She probably can’t even beat a little demon in the mortal world!”
Two years later, an empress dressed in black steps into the heavenly court with the Chosen One in tow. She smiles softly at the lofty Heavenly Emperor and says:
“Could I take your seat for a couple of days?”
He is the Demon Emperor’s illegitimate son, born with a deep hatred for the immortals of the Heavenly Realm. After an accident cost him one eye, he began hiding his pain behind a cold sneer. The boy, who usually smiles warmly at his companions, is cold toward Xuan Jiuying alone, as though she were the least trustworthy person in the world.
When they first meet, Jiang Hanye sneers:
“Pacify the Nine Provinces? You? Are you out of your mind? Who’s going with you to find some Chosen One?!”
Xuan Jiuying: “Oh.”
Later, Jiang Hanye grabs her sleeve, eyes red-rimmed:
“Could you... please not leave me behind?”
Xuan Jiuying: “That depends on how you behave.”
It's also very good, okay