Gu Qingqing transmigrates into the apocalyptic xianxia novel that kept her up all night, becoming a doomed young lady with the same name as the character in the book.
The good news is, she’s still alive. The bad news is, she’s become the newlywed wife of the Demon Venerable, Pei Muzhi. More precisely, she’s the newlywed wife who has just drugged him, cursed him, and placed a restriction on him, only to suffer the backlash herself.
The System coolly informs her: [Mission: Win over Pei Muzhi and save the Three Realms. Current favorability: -999.]
Gu Qingqing is silent for a moment, then dumps the original owner’s hidden powder into a flowerpot, crushes the bugs, and burns the talisman bearing the restriction to ash. She downs half a pot of nuptial wine and slumps over the table to work up her courage.
The door opens.
The legendary Demon Venerable, who has slaughtered cities, toppled kingdoms, and refined nearly half the Three Realms, strides in beneath the moon wearing a black robe. His face is cold, though the corners of his eyes are red. His first words are, “What are you trying to drug me with this time?”
Gu Qingqing’s mind goes blank. She tumbles into his arms, nuzzling his robes as she mumbles, “Pei Muzhi, at least pay me some attention...”
The Demon Venerable is silent for a long time. Then he lifts her off the floor and carries her to bed.
Only later does she discover that he isn’t the ruthless, cold-blooded killer she thought. The corners of his eyes turn red at the slightest provocation. If she so much as looks at someone else, he corners them against a wall and demands in a low, husky voice, “Why were you looking at him?” When she says she wants to leave, he holds her tight, his chin resting against the top of her head. It takes him a long time to finally say, “...Don’t go. I’ll give you anything you want.”
A beautiful, sweet-voiced, fearless drama queen × a seemingly aloof, pure-hearted Demon Venerable whose eyes turn red. Both are each other’s first and only, one-on-one romance, sweet with a sting. She runs, he chases, and once he catches her, she’s never getting away.
