Yunxi seems to be a lowly mirage demon caught between three divine lords, but in truth she is using herself as bait, climbing to power over the gods. In Nezha’s eyes, she is delicate and pitiful; to Wukong, she is wildly ambitious. Yet she seems to reserve her genuine love and vulnerability for the True Lord Qingyuan Miaodao. Then, on the night of her final choice, she crushes the protective treasure he gave her and smiles softly as he stares at her in disbelief. “My lord, from the day you taught me to play chess, you should have known that your disciple would one day… outgrow her teacher.”
The heroine, Yunxi, is a beautiful woman with a calculating mind. She is “imperfect,” and everything she does is aimed at making herself the one on top. Born to a low station, she advances cautiously, having endured hardship since childhood. She is patient and skilled at disguising herself, shrewd, sensitive, and insecure. If someone can help her rise to the top, she will use them without hesitation. All she wants is to escape the mire and leave her suffering behind. Her tenderness, meekness, and humble compliance toward the male lead are all calculated; every move she makes serves a purpose: to live forever and attain immortality. (Every character is scheming; a dark take on Journey to the West.) Multiple male leads.
Timeline: Two hundred years after the pilgrimage to the West
