After the Goddess Abandoned Divinity and Fell into Darkness

[Short serial: The Art of Winning Hearts]

[Upcoming xianxia stories: Did I Kill Back Today? and This Isn't a Happy Ending Script. Scroll down for the blurbs~]

The goddess Xigu pursued Qing Yan, the God of War in Heaven, for a long time, and at last they were together.

While all the immortals were happily praising their love story, Qing Yan's sword was plunged into Xigu's chest.

Xigu looked at Qing Yan, who was protecting his beloved in the past behind him, seized the hand holding his sword, and thrust it into her own chest.

From then on, the goddess Xigu vanished from the world, and Qing Yan became a man searching everywhere for his wife.

As Qing Yan suffered unbearable heartache and searched tirelessly for his wife, Xigu was in the Demon Realm, patiently instructing Jun Gu, the disciple she had raised from infancy.

"You are my disciple, Xigu's. Whatever you do in the Six Realms, whether good or evil, I'll be behind you to deal with the consequences. You don't need to worry about anything. As long as it makes you happy, go ahead and do it."

Jun Gu nodded obediently, looking harmless.

Xigu watched him with satisfaction and silently praised him: What a promising student.

One day, the seemingly harmless Jun Gu came to her and asked, "Would it be all right to kill Qing Yan?"

Xigu looked at him with affection and answered with a smile, "Of course. You are my disciple, Xigu's. Forget killing one High God, even overturning the Six Realms would be perfectly fine."

--The Art of Winning Hearts: Blurb--

The divine general Zhi Lan gave up her glory and her life to save someone.

That person searched for her across heaven and earth for two thousand years, never giving up.

Many years later, someone brought up this story.

The person who didn't know the truth asked her curiously, "Did he want to repay you?"

Zhi Lan smiled calmly, but her answer was shocking.

"He wants me dead."

--Did I Kill Back Today?: Blurb--

1.

Qing Dai, a cat demon with nine lives, fell in love with a frail scholar named Ling You.

She stayed by his side all day, using every trick she knew until she finally became his wife.

On their wedding night, Qing Dai thought her happy days were about to begin, and was promptly killed for the first time.

2.

Ling You had feelings for the childhood friend he grew up with, and was waiting to pass the imperial examinations before confessing his love. But then a young woman named Qing Dai appeared out of nowhere.

Qing Dai loved hanging around him and his childhood friend. She was so charming that they came to love her like a younger sister.

It wasn't until they went up the mountain to pray for his success in the examinations that the abbot told him Qing Dai was a cat demon who had cultivated for a thousand years.

Just then, Qing Dai confessed her feelings to him. Ling You pretended to go along with her wishes and married her.

On their wedding night, as planned, Ling You got Qing Dai to drink the nuptial wine that would strip her of her powers. Daoist Master Ming Shan and his men swarmed in and successfully slew the demon.

3.

Qing Dai was the last nine-tailed cat demon in the world, while Ling You was the son of the Heavenly Emperor, sent down to undergo a tribulation. He could return to Heaven only by exhausting all nine of the cat demon's lives.

--1--

"People say that sincerity should be repaid with sincerity. Ling You, is my love really so worthless to you?"

"You forced this on me. Qing Dai, I don't need your love."

"Fine."

--This Isn't a Happy Ending Script: Blurb--

After becoming an immortal, falling into darkness, and experiencing every human emotion, Zhi Heng finally understood her own heart.

What she wanted most wasn't to be an immortal or a demon, but to be the carefree, happy demon she had once been on Qinglin Mountain.

Zhi Heng gazed at the spirited young divine general who had come to slay demons, and a clear tear silently fell.

Theme: Even the most powerful immortals have things they cannot do. The best thing we can do is cherish what we have.