Shen Huaxi is the most promising disciple under the head of Jianling Mountain. She believes that people can be good or bad, and the same goes for demons and monsters, so they should all be treated equally, without prejudice.
Before she defied her master's orders for the sake of a cat demon, everyone thought she was all talk. But when she did disobey her master and resolutely rescued an utterly ordinary little cat demon, everything changed.
Her junior brothers and sisters privately whispered that she consorted with demons and monsters. Her senior brother, who was as close as family, always seemed to target her, and even her master looked at her with disappointment, as if she had committed some unforgivable crime.
Only her taciturn second senior brother treated her as he always had and partnered with her on missions.
Shen Huaxi: "Second Senior Brother, did I really do something wrong?"
Mu Shixu: "Little Junior Sister, your heart is pure and your mind is unclouded. Ignore these idle rumors and press onward without hesitation."
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Later, a secret of their sect was accidentally exposed. Her fellow disciples hunted Shen Huaxi down, intending to refine her into the sect's most powerful puppet.
To find a way to survive, she detonated her inner core, then fell into a deep ravine, her life and death unknown.
Once again, it was her second senior brother who came to her rescue, pulling her from the ravine and caring for her tenderly.
"Little Junior Sister, don't be afraid."
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But in the end, the little cat demon died after being surrounded and slaughtered by Jianling Mountain disciples while saving her.
She went straight to Jianling Mountain with her life-bound sword to take revenge. But her second senior brother stopped her at the mountain gate, looking at her with an impassive expression.
Shen Huaxi's expression turned distant. "I intend to go up the mountain. Please step aside, Senior Brother!"
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Mu Shixu is the last young scion of the Yinglong clan. He joined Jianling Mountain to search for traces of his people.
Before meeting Shen Huaxi, his impression of human cultivators was: vile-minded, despicable, shameless hypocrites.
After meeting Shen Huaxi, his impression of human cultivators was: vile-minded, despicable, shameless hypocrites, except for Shen Huaxi.
Unfortunately, Shen Huaxi was as unresponsive as a block of wood. When she first saw him after joining the sect, she looked at him coolly and said, "Greetings, Second Senior Brother."
When she was at her lowest and saw him again, she said, "There's no need to trouble yourself, sir. I already have someone in my heart."
When she went up the mountain for revenge and saw him again, she said, "I intend to go up the mountain. Please step aside, Senior Brother."
His heart ached. It really did.
But it was all right. In fifteen minutes, he could cheer himself up and smile at Shen Huaxi. "Little Junior Sister, would you like to turn Jianling Mountain upside down with me?"
"I'd be delighted."
[Reading Guide]
★ A top-tier hunter often appears as prey. The heroine is a hunter with the inner core of a lone wolf, steady as a rock, while the hero thinks he's a top-tier hunter with a romance script but is actually a domestic, lovesick, hopelessly devoted warrior of pure love. One-on-one, happy ending.
★ Not a traditional cultivation novel, with some comedy.
★ The heroine isn't expressionless, she just doesn't like to smile.
★ The villains are extremely one-dimensional, so you can tell good from evil at a glance.
★ Blurb posted on 2025.9.8. The story is expected to begin in the second half of 2026.
Theme: Action is the best cure for fear.
