The Wicked Are Worthy of Respect

[This novel will be complete on November 19. The next story, "The Black Moonlight Returns," begins at Chapter 40, so feel free to let the chapters pile up!] Everyone knew that Yu Jianhan, the Sword Venerable of the Nine Provinces, was a gentle and virtuous gentleman who cared for all living beings. When the Heart-Demon Abyss in the Eastern Wang Sea stirred, he volunteered to enter the sea and preserve peace throughout the world. The whole world mourned, sighing, "Sword Venerable Yu cared for all under heaven and pitied all living beings." But before they had even finished grieving the loss of such a promising talent, their wails abruptly stopped. Yu Jianhan had emerged completely unharmed. Not only had he made it out, he had also released a notorious demon lord who had been sealed away for a thousand years. Panic broke out. Everyone resolved to fight to the death and eliminate this menace once and for all. But when they turned around, they saw Yu Jianhan standing in front of the weakened demon lord, sword in hand. The Sword Venerable of the Nine Provinces still wore a gentle expression, but his tone was unyielding. "We must not take advantage of someone in a weakened state, nor gang up on the few." Furious and yet unable to defeat him, the crowd lamented, "The compassionate Sword Venerable Yu has had his mind bewitched by that treacherous demon." Yu Jianhan lowered his eyes and sheathed his sword, smiling without a word. It was only when the Heart-Demon Abyss opened, the Nine Provinces crumbled, and the Eastern Wang Sea churned red with blood that everyone finally realized Unbeknownst to the world, they had mistaken the villain for a hero. Xie Chi was a notorious demon lord with a dream of saving the world. He never imagined his daydream would come true. Even less did he expect that one day, as a great demon himself, he would have to feed himself to another demon. It was absurd, but truly delightful. A cold-hearted, obliviously obsessive sword cultivator top × a demon lord with a terrible reputation who has never actually done anything wrong bottom (Black on the inside, white on the outside × white on the inside, black on the outside) Notes: 1. The top really is a black-hearted sesame filling. He cannot be redeemed, and I have no intention of redeeming him. His morals are absurd, but he has not done anything bad. I simply want to portray this kind of character. 2. Both leads are powerful, dote on each other, and save each other in both directions. 3. This is just a story I wrote for myself. Updates every other day... If you don't like it, please don't attack the author. If you really have to criticize me, please be gentle T^T Theme: May everyone be treated gently by the world.