Chi Ying only went back to Chang'an to catch a demon once, and ended up saddled with a problem she couldn't shake.
The eldest son of the Minister of Justice, Jian Lin, actually wanted to join the Demon Suppression Hall and become her master's apprentice.
And her master agreed without even thinking about it!
Having endured countless hardships to become a disciple of the Demon Suppression Hall, Chi Ying absolutely refused to let Jian Lin get in without earning his place. So she volunteered to determine whether he was worthy of joining.
She wasn't going to make it easy for him.
But Chi Ying had always been the sort to work for three days and slack off for two. After taking Jian Lin on a few demon-hunting trips, she lost interest and became a hands-off manager instead. "I've taught you everything you need to know. Go fend for yourself."
Jian Lin wasn't angry. He only smiled and said, "Junior Sister, are you really going to seduce me and then abandon me?"
That worked like a charm. Chi Ying immediately turned around and punched him, snarling, "Don't call me Junior Sister!"
"And who seduced and abandoned you?"
Everyone thought Chi Ying and Jian Lin were alike: equally carefree and unrestrained, equally unwilling to be bound by convention, equally happy and at ease.
But Jian Lin knew they were different.
Chi Ying cared for the world and its people. And him? He was just a loafer who loved wandering through scenic places and thought the world had little to offer.
Whenever he looked at her, he felt some part of his heart slowly coming back to life.
The journal of a genius demon hunter and her sidekick as they roam the martial world, slaying demons and vanquishing evil. (It's not actually that simple.)
Theme: Finding freedom amid vast waves
