A shape-shifting demon lord × a single red thread of fate
Yuan Lai never imagined that one day she, a red thread of fate, would be cast down into the mortal realm.
Nor that the great demon lord Mu Yanqing would find her and take her home, give her a name, and help her cultivate a spirit body.
Later, they went to live among the human race together.
Gradually, Yuan Lai realized that her abilities seemed to be sealed. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't achieve what she wanted.
Her relationship with Mu Yanqing also grew more and more complicated.
Until one day, the Old Man of the Moon himself descended to take her back to the Marriage Fate Bureau.
Mu Yanqing appeared and stood in front of her, laying down an ultimatum: "You're not taking her today!"
But when the Old Man of the Moon saw him, his expression changed dramatically. "So it was you, you little brat, who stole my red thread of fate back then!"
Yuan Lai froze and looked at him.
He wore an utterly unapologetic expression. "That wasn't stealing. It was taking it openly and by force."
The Old Man of the Moon was furious.
Yuan Lai asked, "So you really did that before?"
Mu Yanqing replied, "That was the Mu Yanqing of my younger days."
Later, whether they ventured into the Underworld or entered Miao territory, Mu Yanqing stayed by her side through every ordeal.
Until one year, the war between immortals and demons broke out again.
Mu Yanqing was thrust into the center of the storm, caught between both sides and unable to advance or retreat.
It was the first time he pushed Yuan Lai away, and it would be the last.
Mu Yanqing was gravely injured and fell unconscious in the war.
Yuan Lai carried him back to the cave dwelling where they had once lived and stayed by his side day after day.
"Mu Yanqing, sometimes it's good to be a little selfish."
"I miss you so much."
Yuan Lai means "fate brought us together."
