Both Demon and Righteous

What happens when an Emperor-tier powerhouse at the peak of his power is forced to disguise himself as an ugly man? Who could resist that adorable contrast? This is a fantasy epic of “the ultimate disguise” and “redemption”! 🎭 The Ugly Man's Revenge and the Tsundere Sword Spirit On the surface, A Jie is a good-for-nothing at the ninth level of Qi Condensation. In truth, he is a forbidden existence at the pinnacle of the universe. When entering the city, he is forced to dress as a woman to lure a flower thief, exposing the City Lord's Manor's scheme to “suck the vital energy from young women.” Inside the hiltless sword on his back lives Zi Yuan, his lover from a past life: a tsundere with a sharp tongue who even flicks pebbles at her master's nose. The sparks fly whenever the three of them interact. 🍬 Saving the “Candied Hawthorn” Little Girl In the Withered Bone Mountains, A Jie finds Xue'er, a bone-less demon girl rejected by her entire clan. He says she's “a burden to bring along,” but secretly ventures alone into Cold Pool Valley in the dead of night to find medicine for her, and even buys her a dark blue padded jacket. When Xue'er cries as she eats candied hawthorn and says, “It's too sweet,” the cold-blooded Asura A Jie's defenses crumble completely. ⚔️ Exposing the Dark “Righteousness” Beneath the warmth, undercurrents churn. A Jie discovers that the Righteousness Sect and the authorities are capturing refugee children and using “Bone-Eroding Powder” to turn them into emotionless “Blood Puppets,” disposable warriors. Seeing the hollow-eyed children in their cells, A Jie's killing intent becomes almost tangible. 🔥 The author is hard at work on the next chapters! A Jie is about to enter the Righteousness Sect's branch, a den of danger. How will this “Emperor” flip the board? What secrets lie behind Xue'er's origins? And what is the legendary Twelfth Realm?