Cheerful, kind-hearted heroine who stands up for justice x delicate, scheming male lead who acts like a helpless innocent (Please add to your reading list)
Ye Fuli has a clingy junior apprentice brother.
He was born frail, carries an evil aura, and was disliked by his family from childhood.
On a trip one day, Ye Fuli found Duan Jiuci abandoned in the snowy mountains and brought him along to become her master's disciple.
After joining the sect, she guided her junior brother in his cultivation every day.
He brought her tea and water every day, and swore he would always protect his senior sister.
Rumors have been swirling lately, claiming the Demon Realm's Demon King has emerged. The divine stone used to identify the Demon King gave a warning: Duan Jiuci is the Demon King reincarnated and will wreak havoc on the world. The major sects intend to destroy her junior brother's cultivation.
On the day the immortal sects gathered, she resolutely rescued him.
She trusted his character and was sure she could clear his name.
They had grown up together, and Ye Fuli knew Duan Jiuci better than anyone.
They had once vowed to slay demons and vanquish evil, to be each other's support and fellow disciples forever.
Until Ye Fuli had a dream. In it, her junior brother became a demon lord, imprisoned her, and tried to marry her.
Ye Fuli: It was a dream, just a dream. My junior brother is gentle and courteous. He'd never do anything so outrageous.
After that dream, her junior brother began looking at her more and more strangely. The more she avoided him, the more openly he stared, as if he wanted to devour her.
Fine, she could keep her distance.
Ye Fuli had been engaged since childhood to her senior brother. They were as close as siblings, and she had no romantic feelings for him, but a twist of fate forced her into marriage.
On her wedding day,
she awoke in an unfamiliar, richly furnished chamber, its floor strewn with jewels and wedding accessories.
Duan Jiuci, dressed as the groom, approached her slowly with a smile between his brows, bent down, and kissed her earlobe.
He stroked her lips, his gaze fixed on her with obsessive tenderness.
"A Li, you can only marry me."
For some reason, she felt a trace of delight in her heart. Could it be that she was in love with her junior brother?
[Reader's Guide]
● 1v1, both leads are virgins, both are powerful
● The leads are about the same age. The heroine joined the sect first. Plot and romance are split evenly.
● Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Great Ascension, and Tribulation Transcendence.
Synopsis written on February 5, 2026, revised on July 27, 2026
Theme: Good and evil cannot coexist
