How Did My Beloved Turn Evil?

Ning Shuang woke to find everyone in the immortal sect whispering that Ling Ye, the man she had secretly loved, had turned white-haired overnight and was going to leave the sect.

She hurried out to find him, only to see him standing before her in a blood-red robe.

Ling Ye held out his hand to her. “I'll take you with me.”

Ning Shuang was baffled by his behavior, but she knew that leaving the immortal sect would bring him endless hardship, so she tried to persuade him. “Don't...”

As she looked up, she suddenly saw an endless desolation in his eyes. He said, “Even you don't want me anymore?”

Ning Shuang was screaming inside, Of course I want you!

She had secretly loved him for a hundred years. How could she not want him?

But Ling Ye's words were strange.

What did he mean, even she didn't want him? She hadn't confessed her feelings yet. He made it sound as if she had once had him!

She took too long to reach for his hand. At last, Ling Ye's gaze turned cold, and he picked her up by force. “Even if you don't want me, I still have to take you with me.”

*

In his previous life, Ling Ye was an immortal lord of the righteous path, but after it was discovered that he had demonic bones, the immortal sect rejected him.

When the sect attacked him, he refused to fight back, believing that the innocent had nothing to hide and not wanting to make matters worse.

It was only when his wife, Ning Shuang, died protecting him that he understood: if he wouldn't be ruthless, someone else would.

Afterward, Ling Ye was captured alive, had every meridian in his body destroyed and his demonic bones removed, and died a miserable death.

He never expected that when he opened his eyes, he would get another chance to start over.

In this life, he would never let anyone or anything take Ning Shuang from him again. And everyone who had bullied him and Ning Shuang, he would...

Tear. Them. To. Pieces.

*

In his previous life, Ling Ye accidentally ingested an aphrodisiac. Ning Shuang took the initiative to make love to him, relieving the torment of the burning desire within him.

Afterward, the young woman looked at him seriously. “Was that your first time?”

His frail body swayed, and he couldn't answer.

She furrowed her brow in thought, then said, “Don't worry. I took advantage of you, so I'll take responsibility and treat you well. How about becoming my cultivation partner?”

Ling Ye was stunned. “...”

Later, Ning Shuang died in his arms.

The snow that night was so heavy, covering them both. He held his cold cultivation partner and wouldn't let go. His eyes were red, but his voice was soft. “Shuangshuang, when did you fall in love with me?”

But she could never answer him again, nor could she lift a hand to wipe away his tears.

#If I became a great demon, would you still love me#

Reading notes:

1. The male lead is reborn; the female lead is not.

2. He ingests the aphrodisiac by accident; the female lead has nothing to do with it.

This blurb is just a rough draft. I may add more details later.

Theme: Hold fast to the one you love