The Pitiful Little One I Took In Is a World-Destroying Demon

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Gentle, kindhearted little bunny female lead x a devilish male lead who isn't what he seems

Shen Lixue was left with an eye condition after a serious illness. After that, she withdrew to the mountains, often going down to gather herbs or treat the sick.

One day, while gathering herbs, she came across a badly wounded young man, covered in blood and barely breathing. He was murmuring that he was cold. Her heart softened, and she brought him home.

The young man's name was Du Hehui. He had no family or friends, but he was remarkably good at chopping wood and cooking, so she agreed to let him stay and repay her kindness.

He always spoke gently to her. Even when a blade of grass accidentally cut her finger, he was both distressed and full of remorse.

He taught her to practice swordsmanship and carried her on his back as they traveled far and wide. Using every word he had ever learned, he described all the beautiful scenery she longed to see.

She began to feel that this quiet life was lovely too.

Then, one day, Shen Lixue's eyes recovered. She ran toward him, full of joy, but before she could say a word, what she saw stopped her in her tracks.

Several people lay scattered around the little courtyard, their blood spattered across the potted plants she loved most. The young man she remembered as always gentle and refined was casually snapping someone's neck, his eyes full of disgust as he wiped the blood from his hand.

Shen Lixue was so terrified she nearly fainted. She watched him wipe the blood from his hands, step over several corpses, and walk toward her, one step at a time.

Just as she thought that she'd stumbled upon his secret and he would kill her to silence her, she heard the young man chuckle softly beside her ear, as gentle as ever:

"No idea where that stray cat came from. Don't trip over it."

*

They say Shadow Wraiths are wicked by nature, but can take the form of anything and change in a thousand ways. They can cloud people's minds and kill without a trace, which is why all the major sects seek to exterminate them.

Du Hehui was one of the only three Golden Shadow Wraiths left in the world, a devil feared by all.

At first, he too believed his life would follow the path laid out for him: kill everyone who wanted him dead, then die heroically during his final slaughter.

He had never imagined an innocent young woman would risk her life to save him from the jaws of danger. From then on, the rest of his life would be filled with thoughts of her.

[A Li likes sweets and hates blood. I can't kill anyone.]

[A Li said she likes me. That's the first time I've heard that word.]

[I was gone all day, and A Li didn't drink a drop of water. She doesn't like plain water with no taste, so I need to prepare some honey.]

[A Li likes to fall asleep holding me. She says it makes her feel safe. I can't go out at night anymore.]

[I went down the mountain today, and A Li brought a man home. He's beneath me, but everyone around us says he's better-looking than I am. Still, A Li says I'm better-looking, and that's enough.]

[I always feel hot when I sleep. I wish I could press her into my bones... But A Li was frightened. We're not married, so I can't do that.]

[Why does that man keep hanging around A Li? I'll kill him sooner or later.]

[When did A Li's eyes recover? She saw me kill someone. She's afraid of me. She's pretending she didn't see, so I'll play along.]

[Everything is just as it always was. I could play along with her for the rest of my life.]

[A Li doesn't want to pretend anymore. That bastard keeps badmouthing me to her and trying to take her away. It doesn't matter. I'll make him die. It should be enough for A Li to have only me in her eyes.]

Reading guide:

1. Romance-focused, with a weak plot. The early chapters have a sweet, slice-of-life feel. The female lead isn't strong; she's delicate and fragile. If that's not your thing, don't read it.

2. The male lead is extremely lovestruck and spends almost the entire story focused on the female lead. He can't live without her.

Next book: I'll Return to When the Villain Was Young

Kind, mild-mannered, honest female lead x a capricious, wicked male lead who becomes a lunatic later on

Zhu Ting was the daughter of a wealthy family. Only after she died did she learn she had been a background character sacrificed to pave the way for the romance between the male and female leads in a tragic romance novel.

After being reborn, the System told her she had transmigrated eighteen years into the past. If she wanted to go home, she had to kill Wen Sui, the obstacle standing between the protagonists, within three years, so the leads could have their perfect happy ending.

Killing someone was already nearly impossible for her. To make matters worse, Wen Sui had a special constitution. The only way to destroy his soul completely was to stab him in the chest with a sword as he formed his core and ascended.

As luck would have it, less than an hour after Zhu Ting transmigrated, she saw this obstacle cut a rope and watch without expression as several companions fell to their deaths off a cliff.

All because they had insulted him, hurling cruel words at him again and again.

Zhu Ting covered her mouth, but still met his deep, unfathomable gaze.

The young man wore black, snow resting on his shoulders. His eyes were clear and beautiful, but he was the mastermind behind every disaster from her previous life, the one responsible for the male lead's heroic death and the story's tragic ending.

She was terrified and wanted to run, but the System said the only way to kill him was to stay by his side. The day he let down his guard would be the perfect moment to strike.

Cold and starving, Zhu Ting stammered as she asked him for a steamed bun.

The young man tilted his head as if he'd heard a joke. The next moment, he slapped the bun onto the ground, coating it in dust just like his own grimy face.

He wanted to see her look at him with the same disgust as everyone else, curse him, and leave. Then he could once again savor the pleasure of killing and taking revenge.

But the richly dressed girl didn't hesitate for a moment. Right in front of him, she ate the dusty bun in tiny bites until it was gone.

Zhu Ting gazed at him and asked timidly, "Can I come with you?"

From that day on, Wen Sui had a little shadow following him everywhere.

But she was always meddling, stopping him from doing anything dangerous, like going after someone stronger than him.

When he was caught stealing, she disguised herself to rescue him. Beneath a mask bigger than her face, her eyes were full of barely concealed fear.

She also begged him every day to practice, hoping he'd form his core as soon as possible.

He was a wicked person. So why did she want so badly for him to be happy?

*

On the day the villain ascended, Zhu Ting held the knife in her hand and regretted it for the first time.

She didn't want to listen to the System at all.

Wen Sui wasn't a bad person. He shouldn't die. She didn't want to kill him.

Before he left, the young man smiled at her as gently as always and told her to wait for him at home.

She nodded and promised she would.

But he didn't know that he was about to complete the final step of forming his core. If she missed her chance today, she'd never have another chance to kill him or go home.

Zhu Ting leaned quietly against the door and watched the day turn to night. She counted the stars as the System's repeated explosions rang out, then closed her eyes.

She knew she would never open them again. She'd thrown away her only chance, and the world would erase her completely.

What Zhu Ting didn't know was that, after she lost consciousness, the young man knelt beside the bed in despair, trembling as he held her cold body and kissed her pale cheek, almost obsessively.

Years later, when Zhu Ting returned in a newly remade body, she stared dumbfounded at her own perfectly intact "corpse" in the ice coffin.

They say the young demonic cultivator who ascended faster than anyone else turned white-haired overnight and crossed the River of Forgetfulness, all to beg his beloved to look back at him one more time.

Theme: Be yourself