After She Left, the Immortal Venerable Slowly Went Mad

"To love someone is to be willing to give them the best things in the world, yourself included." That was what Immortal Venerable Gu Xieci told Miaomiao.

"Then I'll give myself to you, Gu Xieci." And so she offered up everything she had.

Miaomiao loved seeing the usually composed and noble Immortal Venerable, dressed all in white, lose his self-control again and again in her presence. Even if their love had to stay hidden, even if she suffered agony as he carved into her bones and tore her apart, she didn't care in the slightest.

That was, until the day she fell into a heap of corpses in the Hunyuan Realm, barely clinging to life. As the stench of corpses filled the air and she was bitten until her body was mangled, she watched the man she considered her whole world take a fatal blow meant for another woman and spit blood.

He didn't even glance at her.

And that woman was so delicate and pitiful, with features seven-tenths similar to her own.

That day, the heavens showed strange signs. The Vermilion Bird wept blood, and Miaomiao summoned all her strength to burn herself into a dazzling firework, vanishing from Gu Xieci's world without a trace of regret.

The Vermilion Bird had to burn every drop of blood and every bone to be reborn from the ashes. When Cheng Miaomiao woke again, she had already been completely transformed.

Only after waking did she learn the truth: she was the noble princess of the Vermilion Bird Realm. Before she could even take human form, she had been kidnapped and locked in a cave, where she foolishly spent a hundred years as someone's substitute.

Now that she had regained her identity, she was dazzlingly beautiful, and countless outstanding men across the four seas were infatuated with her.

One night, a thief broke into the princess's chambers. A luminous pearl illuminated his face, and everyone broke out in a cold sweat in shock.

The Immortal Venerable, who had always held himself above the world, struggled to contain his emotions. His once-dark, placid eyes fixed on her, with signs of demonic corruption in his gaze. "Miaomiao, I..."

She ran a sword through his collarbone. The little spirit beast Miaomiao, who had once wept softly in his arms a hundred years ago, now stared coldly at him, her eyes full of scorn.

"What are you, to dare speak the name of this princess?"

This was the first time in Gu Xieci's life that he had ever shown such a wretched side of himself in public.

And, of course, it wouldn't be the last.

Miaomiao didn't know that after her rebirth, Gu Xieci had cradled her ashes, his inner energy in disarray as he went on a killing spree. In his madness, he looked nothing like an Immortal Venerable, and everything like a demon from hell.

[Possible content warnings]: A seemingly honorable but inwardly obsessive and unhinged Immortal Venerable × a seemingly fragile but inwardly strong and proud little sun of a Vermilion Bird

One couple, both virgins; no changing the male lead; happy ending.

Notes: 1. Most important: groveling chase to win back his wife, groveling chase to win back his wife, groveling chase to win back his wife!

2. The male lead is a jerk early on!

3. Lots of original worldbuilding, really a lot! It's a fictional setting, so don't nitpick the details.

4. A romance-focused xianxia story! Everything serves the love story, and there will be some melodrama.

[Please bookmark my upcoming story] The Prime Minister's Daughter Studies Hard in a Campus Romance Novel, available on my author page

Cheng Zhi was a sheltered young lady from the prime minister's household, but she transmigrated into a melodramatic romance novel called The School Hunk's Beloved Heiress and became the vicious female antagonist.

The vicious antagonist was stupid and cruel, obsessed with stealing men, and ultimately got crushed and humiliated by the heroine, meeting a tragic end.

After transmigrating into the book, Cheng Zhi was delighted to discover that in this era, women could achieve their goals in life through their own efforts. She immediately bought a bag full of study guides and encyclopedias. Throughout summer vacation, she stayed home every day, taking online classes and poring over study materials, appearing and disappearing like a dragon.

After school started, everyone noticed that Cheng Zhi had changed

While the hero and heroine were busy dating, and the other female antagonists were busy trying to split them up, Cheng Zhi was studying.

While the hero and heroine were busy with their agonizing romance, Cheng Zhi was studying.

Before long, Cheng Zhi had an air of scholarship about her, and her elegant bearing made her even more dazzling than the heroine.

After arguing with the heroine, the school hunk looked at Cheng Zhi dejectedly. "Do you still like me? Maybe we should give it a try."

Cheng Zhi: "???"

After gym class, the school bully cornered her against the wall. "You're mine. You're not allowed to leave."

Cheng Zhi: "???"

After class, the former campus belle stopped her in the bathroom and asked through tears, "Cheng Zhi, what is it you want, exactly?"

Cheng Zhi: "Sorry, my premium online class is about to start. Please don't keep me from studying."

Lately, the students had noticed that the infamous Cheng Zhi was acting very strangely.

It was one thing for her grades to rocket to the top of the class, or for her to become prettier and win the title of campus belle. Even her stunning guqin performance at the school anniversary celebration was just about believable.

But what was with that hand-embroidered phoenix among a hundred birds she made for a group project?

It belonged in a museum!

Theme: Cherish the people in your life