After Being Abducted by My Jealous Archrival

After wreaking havoc in the mortal world for over a century, the Demon Venerable Ye Jiulin finally died, his soul extinguished.

For decades, the righteous sects had plotted in secret and laid a killing formation. At last, they killed him at the bottom of Wuwang Cliff.

When he opened his eyes again, Ye Jiulin had become an unfamiliar young man.

The righteous sects had yet to recover their strength. It was the perfect time for revenge.

But fate had other plans. Before he could do much, a sword was pointed at him. "What is your connection to the Demon Venerable?"

The swordsman was cool and handsome, none other than his lifelong nemesis, the greatest genius of the age, Ji Shi.

To clear himself and escape, Ye Jiulin endured the humiliation and blurted out a lie: "I did know the Demon Venerable. I was once his fiance, but I seduced him and then abandoned him!"

The other man paused. "You seduced him and abandoned him?"

"That's right."

"I never knew you were blind... Was he not gentle enough, or not handsome enough?" Ji Shi's expression suddenly turned cold, his voice low. "I'll spare your life for now. Go weep at his grave, quickly!"

Ye, the Gentle, Jiulin: "...?"

What???

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The bad news: Ji Shi kidnapped him.

The good news: Over the past two years, Ji Shi seems to have offended a lot of people. Every time he goes out, someone comes looking for trouble.

Even better news: Those people are almost all enemies of the Demon Venerable.

So even though Ye Jiulin had inexplicably lost his freedom, he was practically overjoyed.

It's great when they fight! It's great when they fight!

All he has to do is act like a coward in front of his old nemesis.

Surely a person doesn't have to give up all the fun just to preserve his dignity!

But it didn't take long for him to realize something was wrong.

Whenever Ji Shi dealt with one of the enemies, he would glance at Ye Jiulin with a crooked smile and say gently, "Don't worry. You'll be next."

Sometimes Ji Shi would study his face, his expression inscrutable.

"He was willing to fall for you, yet you were plotting to hurt him..."

"Tell me, how should I kill you?"

Ye Jiulin: "..."

Plotting to hurt the Demon Venerable?

Huh? Me?

Wait a second.

So Ji Shi has actually been avenging the Demon Venerable all these years?

He didn't know why, but if he didn't confess who he was, then after everyone involved had been dealt with, the next person in trouble would be...

Ye Jiulin sucked in a sharp breath.

Maybe... he should run?

[Love interest's perspective]

Ji Shi was born into the righteous sects with a natural sword bone, and made a name for himself while still young.

But a Demon Venerable of equal, extraordinary talent appeared in the same era. They were destined to be enemies.

They had schemed against each other, but had also shared hardship. That was enough. He had hidden his feelings well.

The day he learned the Demon Venerable had fallen, Ji Shi sat at the bottom of Wuwang Cliff all night.

The next day, he went up Wuwang Mountain with his sword.

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Blurb dated 2022.2.8, current version dated 2024.12.12

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