In her previous life, Ni Huan fell in love with Li Yan, the sworn enemy of her master and sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
During the war between immortals and demons, she betrayed her master and struck him a fatal blow, shattering his core and scattering his soul.
At the moment she turned back with a smile, evil light filled the sky, and she fell beneath Li Yan's sword.
When she woke again, water covered her body. She struggled to the riverbank and stared at her reflection in the water: short, fat, and looking like a quail. She fell into deep thought.
Just as she was about to ask where she was and who she was,
flames burst from her mouth...
Well, isn't that just great!
Chong Yu came following the flames. When Ni Huan saw his familiar face, she was stunned.
...Had her master been reborn too?
At least she could pretend to have amnesia and behave like a well-behaved little quail.
He ventured deep into the frozen valley, and she breathed fire to keep him warm.
He was starving, and she breathed fire to roast fish.
He fought someone, and she breathed fire to fend off his enemies...
Unexpectedly, after a great battle, she accidentally swallowed a scattered core and returned to human form. Just as she was shouldering a tree trunk and preparing to run, Li Yan led her back, eyes red.
To save her life, she decided to stay in the sect.
She hadn't been happy for more than a few days when Chong Yu climbed in through the window and squeezed her flat, kneaded her round, and rubbed her bald...
Help!
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After being reborn, Chong Yu infiltrated the Heavenly Sword Sect to cultivate immortality.
One day, he sensed his wicked disciple's aura on a silly, stupid little quail. He was about to wring her neck when he realized she had lost her memory and was still devoted to him.
Fine. He'd kill her once he got tired of her.
[Bonus scene]
Chong Yu was sick to death of the demonesses throwing themselves at him, while Ni Huan was equally sick of the sect leader's daily pursuit-of-his-wife act.
She admitted her mistake timidly. "Master, I wronged you in my previous life. How about we form a cultivation-partner contract? That'll make those women give up, and when you find someone you like, we can divorce."
Chong Yu glanced at her. "No need."
The next day, news spread through the immortal and demon realms that Chong Yu was getting married.
Ni Huan: Didn't you say there was no need?
Chong Yu: I meant there's no need to divorce.
Ni Huan: ??
[Reading guide]
1. In this setting, the immortal and demon realms govern separate territories.
2. The male and female leads are reborn. In their previous lives, the female lead misunderstood the male lead. The second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium, but there's not even ash left.
3. The quail isn't the female lead's true form. The female lead is strong without realizing it.
[Plot idea screenshotted and saved on 2022.6.10]
Theme: True love is never too late
