(A ruthless, scheming powerful eunuch VS a frail but clear-headed palace maid)
Ning Shiyan is Lu Yu's partner. Lu Yu is the dreaded demon of the Eastern Depot.
They are partners, husband and wife in all but name.
But to the bloodthirsty demon Lu Yu, she is nothing more than a convenient tool.
The first time, he gave her a bowl of dark, bottomless contraceptive soup.
“If even the slightest hint gets out that I have not been castrated, you will not live to see tomorrow.”
Lu Yu's voice was as cold as a blade, every word carving itself into her heart. That was the first time Ning Shiyan heard him threaten her, and the last.
After that, Ning Shiyan kept to her duties as his partner in every way and never overstepped.
She stood humbly by his side, watching him rejoice and rage, watching him curl his lips into a ghostly smile and commit one murder after another, until his bloody deeds finally turned against her.
Her period was late, and a cup of poisoned wine was placed before her.
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Lu Yu kept Ning Shiyan by his side because she was obedient and knew her place.
But later, this once most inconspicuous person would ultimately take his soul.
#On countless moonlit, bone-chilling nights, I once kept lonely vigil over an empty tomb, my heart turned to ashes.
Content warning:
The male lead is not actually a eunuch, but he really is black-hearted!
There is a melodramatic pregnancy-and-running-away plotline. If that is not your thing, read with caution!
Inspired by Marrying the Younger Brother After Abandoning the Husband, during the writing period.
The blurb was screenshotted and saved on 2022/08/11.
Theme: Love can be fragile enough to shatter at a touch, yet it can also endure until death.
