I Transmigrated as the Villain's Concubine, but Ran Away with the Male Lead Before the Wedding

Xie Xingyu transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder character who won't survive past the first chapter. He's beautiful, but he's about to be sent to serve the story's great villain, the Demon Lord, who will cruelly kill him.

Xie Xingyu: ...Why wait around for the New Year instead of running?

Easier said than done. Xie Xingyu can't escape on his own, but he can release the protagonist from the blood prison and have him take them both to safety.

On the day he is to be offered up as a beauty, he makes a run for it with this talented immortal cultivator!

It's practically like putting a cuckold's hat on the Demon Lord. The demonic cultivators across the land are so furious that they launch a frenzied manhunt for Xie Xingyu.

To stay alive, Xie Xingyu quickly latches onto the protagonist.

And as they grow closer, Xie Xingyu ends up falling in love with him, too.

After all, who wouldn't fall for a gorgeous man who seems cold but is actually kind and considerate, knows how to wash vegetables and cook, and even does his homework for him?

Sure, the gorgeous man can be a little strange sometimes, but a boyfriend this perfect is impossible to find even with a lantern. There's no way he's letting him go!

To prove his sincerity, Xie Xingyu passionately declares:

#Compared to the Demon Lord, I like you, Immortal Lord, better.#

#How could I ever like the Demon Lord? He's just a shameless, lecherous bastard!#

#I'll never like the Demon Lord in this lifetime. Immortal Lord, you're the one in my heart~#

Until one day, Xie Xingyu discovers... the great villain Demon Lord and the protagonist are actually the same person?!

Xie Xingyu: ...I'm screwed. Is it too late to pretend I've lost my memory?

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Yu Jiangxue has an alternate identity as the Demon Lord, but then he encounters an unexpected variable.

Clearly terrified, yet still insisting on getting close to him.

Can't cook and too lazy to practice swordsmanship, but somehow always knows how to sweet-talk people.

He sweet-talks Yu Jiangxue into putting down his sword to wash vegetables and cook for him; sweet-talks him into burning the midnight oil to do his homework for him...

None of that is the worst part. The most frustrating thing is that...

This guy keeps badmouthing the Demon Lord to his face, and even says he's no good in bed.

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Later, with Xie Xingyu pinned beneath him, the Demon Lord kisses him with possessive intensity and asks, "Why aren't you badmouthing me anymore? What happened to that sharp tongue and all those pretty words?"

Xie Xingyu cries even harder.

"Or do you prefer me in my Immortal Lord guise?"

1. Updates daily. If I can't update, I'll leave a note in the blurb.

2. Content warnings are in the author's note of Chapter One.

3. There are still typos from years ago that need fixing.

Theme: Wherever the road leads, keep moving forward without hesitation and never give up.