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A century ago, the Wentian Pavilion dominated the immortal sects and lorded it over the other clans. Perhaps Heaven had finally had enough: one day, eighty-one bolts of heavenly lightning struck from the sky, killing the Pavilion Master on the spot.
A hundred years later, the Wentian Pavilion is just as arrogant as ever, but two people have climbed out of the Pavilion Master's coffin.
Shen Yingxi, a heart demon who has taken human form, is one of them.
The moment Shen Yingxi meets his original self, Shen Qin, he takes advantage of the other's dazed state to interlock their fingers and seal a life-and-death pact. When Shen Qin comes to, Shen Yingxi gives him an innocent smile. "You know I can't beat you."
Either they live together or die together.
Shen Qin stares at the life-and-death pact in his palm, tightening his grip on his sword.
Shen Yingxi has sharp eyes. He sees it.
After that, whenever Shen Qin goes out to exterminate demons and uphold justice, Shen Yingxi props a blade against his own neck. "Ten thousand spirit stones."
Whenever Shen Qin gets into trouble, Shen Yingxi takes advantage of his connections. "Sorry, what's his is mine. I'm a well-connected man."
He even starts keeping an eye on the lowlifes Shen Qin had once been forced to let go, taking revenge on them one after another. "I never liked you lot anyway."
Over time, Shen Qin's money becomes his, his connections become his, and even his sword becomes his.
The day Shen Yingxi takes up Shen Qin's sword, Shen Qin lies gravely wounded at the edge of a cliff. Shen Yingxi gets the sword with ease. By then, the life-and-death pact has been lifted, and if he wishes, one stroke is all it would take to send Shen Qin to his death.
Before he can leave, Shen Qin catches the hem of his clothes, his clear eyes fixed on him through his bloodstained robes. "Shen Yingxi, aren't you going to kill me?"
"My life is worth tens of millions of spirit stones."
"I have more enemies than connections."
"Are you really not going to kill me?"
Shen Yingxi lifts Shen Qin's chin with his sword and asks with a soft laugh, "Shen Qin, what do you want from your heart demon?"
Blurb archived on January 2, 2026
Reader's guide:
1. The heart demon and the original self look different.
2. Lovers locked in a life-or-death struggle.
3. More or less, it's a story about "I hate you, but I hate seeing you do badly even more."
4. The pairing will not be split up or reversed. No character-control fans, please.
Theme: Heaven is about to entrust a great mission to this person
