The Sacrificial Bride

As a child, Xun Momo once sacrificed herself to summon a Dark Demon in order to save her adoptive father's family. She became the sacrifice the Dark Demon left behind in the mortal realm. "The contract is sealed. As a sacrifice, if you wish to go back on it, you will suffer eternal damnation." Holding the Exquisite Stone left behind by the Dark Demon, Xun Momo waited for three hundred years. During that time, she turned down countless talented young men, even rejecting her father's beloved direct disciple. Everyone said Xun Momo no longer believed in love because her parents' relationship was unhappy. No one expected her to marry an ugly man in the end. "Are we being rejected because we're too handsome?" the talented young men wondered. = Dark Demons are a different race. Born alone and blessed with long lives, they can only shed their demonic nature and become immortals by finding true love and overcoming the trials of love. To that end, they leave sacrifices in the mortal world. Xun Momo was Tu Qing's twelfth sacrifice, and the one who lived the longest after meeting him. By then, after being betrayed by his previous eleven sacrifices, Tu Qing no longer wanted to shed his demonic nature and become an immortal. He was just waiting for his final sacrifice to betray him so he could cultivate the Heartless Dao instead. "The peerless and elegant True Lord Qingyue has feelings for you." "I can't. I have a husband, and I'm waiting for him to come find me." "..." Tu Qing. "The sect master of Vermilion Bird Gate is here to propose, offering a ninth-grade magical treasure as the betrothal gift." "I can't. I have a husband, and I'm waiting for him to come find me." "..." Why won't this woman betray me already? This is a sweet little cultivation story about a sacrifice who just won't go away, and a man who can't cultivate unless he falls in love. A heroine who doesn't believe in love, keeps her promises, and is generous and kind x a moody hero with an ugly face who becomes handsome later on. Whether human, demon, monster, or spirit, anything that gains sentience can fall in love. Legend has it that there is a magical stone in this world that absorbs boundless love and affection and takes human form to cultivate. It is called a Darkling. Darklings come from darkness and are ugly, yet they yearn for the deepest love in the human world. To become immortals, they must find someone they love, share a mutual understanding, and cultivate until they ascend. If a Darkling is wounded by love, it will return to chaos until it takes human form once more. So every Darkling in the world has endured heartbreak in several lifetimes, yet still perseveres in the search for true love. And so, before finding the one they love, they need... a sacrifice. Thanks to the lovely @Blue-and-White-Fish-Can for kindly sponsoring the cover. Theme: Honesty is a precious quality.