[Forced kiss at a brothel + powerful leads in a torturous romance + unhinged mystic lord + coercive love + chasing-her-back remorse + fox-demon heroine + both leads’ first love, 1v1]
The pipa strings snap! A white-clad fox demon rises on tiptoe, grabs the mystic lord by the throat, and kisses him by force!
The heroine, Wu Shuyue, is an outcast of the Fox Clan and the last survivor of the Spirit Clan.
A Guanyin-like face, Chang’e’s beauty, Daiyu’s delicate bones, and Mulan’s mettle.
A ghostly, sinister allure, beauty that cuts to the bone, and a reputation as a cursed star who brings her mother’s death.
To seize the River-Returning Pearl and change her fate, she sets her sights on the mystic lord and draws him into her scheme.
She uses demon hunting as bait and tricks him into playing along.
The hero, Xiao Jin, is the mystic lord of the Nine Heavens and the last survivor of the Demon Clan.
A formidable older man with natural authority, a commanding presence, sharp brows, bright eyes, and a fearsome reputation for slaughter.
He despises the demon clans, but that one kiss throws his heart into chaos and leaves him dazed.
He keeps her locked at his side, possessive and unhinged, falling for her step by step.
Two equally powerful leads tease each other, steal kisses in the bath, and let their feelings grow out of control.
She takes in a loyal fox sister; he protects her from harm.
They pretend to work together, though they have already fallen deeply in love.
A treacherous woman of the Spirit Clan sets a deadly trap.
She uses him as her pawn to kill the fox sister.
In front of everyone, he exposes her lies.
His eyes turn red with madness as he imprisons her in the Mystic Palace.
He grips her chin and demands her love: “Say you love me, or I’ll lock you away for eternity!”
She is consumed by hatred and refuses to speak, every word a dagger to his heart.
She defies Heaven to bring rain and save an innocent woman, violating the laws of the heavens.
He gives up the glory of being mystic lord and takes the full force of eighty-one heavenly thunderbolts for her.
His mystic robes soaked in blood, he murmurs even as he lies near death: “Don’t hurt her.”
She turns away coldly, unaware that he risked his life to protect her.
If anyone hurts her, he wipes out their entire family!
If she deceives him, he convinces himself: She loves me, that’s why she lied!
From the moment of that kiss, the aloof mystic lord goes mad for her.
He would give everything across the Three Realms just to win her heart and spend his life by her side!
