Jiang Suisui died suddenly and was dragged off to the underworld to work as a temp. She had planned to slack off until her soul faded away, but somehow ended up completely winning over Mo Yuhan, the cold, ascetic, ruthless Emperor of Fengdu.
All the ghosts and gods of the underworld trembled at his sight, kneeling with their heads bowed.
Only she dared to steal his tea, tear apart his palace, and frolic on the Wheel of Reincarnation, turning the entire underworld upside down every day.
Everyone waited to see her ground to dust and her soul scattered.
Instead, they watched the famously heartless emperor bend down to put on her shoes and drape a cloak over her, tender enough to drown a person in affection.
A subordinate rushed in with an urgent report: "Your Majesty! Miss Jiang has made the Wheel of Reincarnation spin backward!"
The man didn't even look up. His voice was lazy: "Let her do as she likes. If it breaks, I'll fix it."
Then a cataclysm struck the Three Realms. An evil force from beyond Chaos threatened to destroy the world, and a love-curse sank into their bones.
Only then did she finally understand.
The powerful lord of the underworld who had spoiled her rotten had been waiting for her through endless ages, ever since Chaos first began.
For her, he defied the Heavenly Dao, endured heavenly punishment, severed his soul, guarded a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, and was even willing to give up his life.
With death closing in, loving meant dying, while forgetting meant living.
She sacrificed her soul of love, shattered her bones, and severed her feelings to restore his divine soul. From then on, they would meet without recognizing each other, and forget one another for all eternity.
He abandoned the Three Realms, his throne, and the glory of the ages, and stayed outside her door without taking a single step away, humbled to the dust.
When they met again, she looked up at him with cold, unfamiliar eyes. "Who are you?"
The man's eyes reddened. His voice was hoarse, but every word rang with conviction:
"I am the one who will fall desperately in love with you and protect you, in every life, forever."
