Skinning the Truth

Fake Death | Classic Angsty Dog-Blood Romance | The Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: After Lu Daoheng regained his senses, he discovered that the demonic bloodline controlling him had made him slaughter the entire Lu family. From then on, he wanted nothing but to die. First he leaped into Bone-Eroding Abyss, then he charged into the Sea of Ten Thousand Corpses. He practically wanted to carve himself to pieces while still alive. As his cultivation partner, I couldn't bear to watch him suffer, so I altered his memories and took the blame for him. Before Lu Daoheng woke up, I fled the Immortal Realm and hid in my beautiful Peach Blossom homeland, returning to life as a carefree little fox. A hundred years later, Lu Daoheng finally found me. When we met again, he was no longer the shy young sword cultivator who had once offered me a flower. Now he was as pristine and aloof as snow atop a lonely peak, like a bright moon hanging high in the sky. This "evil fox demon," who had a blood feud with him, was run through the heart by his sword and instantly stopped breathing. After I died, the seal carved into Lu Daoheng's memories vanished without a trace. In the midst of blazing flames, he saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. A tiny white fox, its tail tip scorched black, kept looking back at him again and again. He picked up a rock, his eyes streaming with blood and tears, and hurled it at the little fox. The white fox disappeared into the depths of the flames. It was as if he had forgotten something very important. His heart felt as though it were being sliced apart with a dull knife, and the pain left him unable to breathe. After my rebirth, I had forgotten so much that I had no choice but to return to the Demon Realm and seek refuge with my uncle, the Demon Lord. There, I met the legendary First Immortal Venerable of the Heavenly Realm, who had fallen to demonic ways. For some reason, he was staring at my fox ears with a shattered, bloodshot gaze. What a strange man. [Lu Daoheng x Tushan Huohuo] **Reading Guide** 1. The blurb is in first person, while the main story is in third person. 2. No transmigration into a book. Both leads are natives. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first, happy ending. 3. Classic dog-blood angst. 4. Also known as "Why Is the Righteous Path's Leader Like This?" "He Fell to Demonic Ways After I Died" and "The Aloof Immortal Venerable Won't Stop Clinging to Me"... Theme: Love is the foundation beneath resentment.