My Husband Is Actually the Villainous Demon God

Jiang Rou was a cultivation prodigy rarely seen in the immortal sects, blessed with exceptional spiritual roots and a boundless future. But during a trial in a secret realm, she was injured by a strange beast while saving a companion, and her spiritual roots were destroyed. Overnight, the darling of heaven fell into the depths of misery and became a cripple. The immortal sect abandoned her, and her parents forced her to marry a mortal, treating her like unwanted baggage. After marrying a mortal and having children, Jiang Rou left the immortal sect behind for good. She was unwilling to accept her fate, but powerless to change it. She spent her days in a drunken stupor, numbing herself with alcohol, ignoring her mortal husband and the two hungry children crying for her attention. * The Nine Netherworld Venerable was once a great demon who struck terror into the immortal sects, but in recent years he had suddenly gone quiet. No one would believe that this mighty god of the demonic realm had transformed himself into Xie Linzhou, a mortal doctor. By day, he ran a clinic to support his family. At night, he had to go home and look after two young children and his troublesome, drunken wife. After putting the children to bed, he went out to search from door to door for his wife, who had once again gotten drunk and caused a scene somewhere. He apologized to everyone and took her home. Watching the woman, covered in filth after throwing up, slap him while barely conscious, he sighed, then patiently cleaned her up and changed her clothes. * One day, Jiang Rou happened to glimpse the secrets of fate and came to a sudden realization. After so many years of despair, it was time to let go. She looked at the two small courtyards before her. They were clean and tidy, not large but spacious enough for a family. Her mortal husband was gentle and handsome, and their two little ones were well-behaved and sensible. Having finally seen things clearly, Jiang Rou decided to accept reality and stop letting herself waste away. She would take good care of her life and work with her husband to raise their children. * Xie Linzhou silently watched the woman before him. Her expression was no longer cold and resentful as usual. Instead, she seemed a little awkward. Just moments earlier, she had told him, “I was in the wrong before. I treated you and the children poorly, and I’m truly ashamed. From now on, I’ll work with you and take good care of the children.” He was silent for a moment, then simply replied, “All right.” No one knew that the hands he had clasped behind his back, trying to appear calm, were trembling slightly with nervous restraint. This was the once bloodthirsty great demon. * Although Jiang Rou’s spiritual roots had been destroyed, she had at least once been a cultivator. She felt that she ought to protect the whole family, so she took up cultivation again. With her damaged spiritual roots, progress was incredibly difficult, but she gritted her teeth and persevered for the sake of her husband and children. That was until the day she accidentally discovered that her seemingly frail husband, who could barely take care of himself, had wiped out an entire clan of high-level cultivators with a flick of his fingers. Jiang Rou: “????????!!!!!!” Wait, husband, are you hiding something from me? * A sweet romance!! My upcoming fantasy-romance novel, “I Refuse to Be the Cannon-Fodder First Wife,” is open for preorders. If you’re interested, you can visit my Jinjiang author page and add it to your favorites so you won’t miss the launch. Blurb: Chen Wei was the cannon-fodder first wife in a Hong Kong-style melodrama. As the wife of the male lead, Shen Li, her sole purpose was to stand in the way of the leads being together and intensify their torturous romance. The male lead, Shen Li, had all the usual hallmarks of a romance hero: an illustrious family background, power and influence that reached everywhere, a ruthless nature, and a flawless face and figure. Naturally, he couldn’t have the woman he loved, so he married Chen Wei for the sake of his ambitions, even though he didn’t love her. As the male lead’s first wife, Chen Wei was devoted to her husband. She didn’t mind even knowing he had an unforgettable first love. She dutifully played the part of a wife, keeping a low profile and being considerate, and served Shen Li attentively, even though he never once looked her in the eye. After the leads went through a series of agonizing romantic twists, Chen Wei had served her purpose, and she was inevitably destined to be written off as cannon fodder. Chen Wei died in an accident. Lin Shulan woke up one day to find herself inside a romance novel she had read recently, in the role of the first wife who was doomed to be cannon fodder. Lin Shulan surveyed her surroundings. It was Hong Kong in the 1990s, at the height of its prosperity, with opportunities everywhere. As Shen Li’s wife, she had countless advantages and resources at her disposal. The only downside was that her husband didn’t love her. That was no problem at all for Lin Shulan, so her current situation wasn’t all that bad. First, she would tear up the labels the original story had given her: lovesick, virtuous, low-key, and obedient. Next, she would use every resource she could from her wealthy family to secure her place. Finally, she would find a way to claim what she was entitled to and confront Shen Li directly about getting a divorce. As for being destined to be cannon fodder... If the leads loved each other so much, they could go die together. Why should she be the one to die? She would do everything she could to live well. No matter how much Shen Li ignored her, he slowly began to notice that something was different. She no longer hovered around him or acted foolishly. She even quietly got into the top-ranked university in Hong Kong for her graduate studies. When Chen Wei’s research findings were covered by one major media outlet after another, Shen Li finally turned his attention to the wife he had never once looked at properly. He approached her step by step, curious and searching, his impeccable manners masking an innate distance. “Chen Wei, I think we should talk.” To his surprise, she answered with the same courtesy and distance. “Sorry, I’m busy.” That day, Shen Li couldn’t resist his urge to spy on her. He sneaked into her room and saw the notebook she had left on the desk. Written neatly inside were her New Year’s wishes. “I hope I can become a widow this year.” Looking at those words, and the fireworks she had drawn beside each one in fluorescent marker, Shen Li’s face darkened until it looked ready to drip water. *A revenge romance with an exceptionally vicious “funeral pyre” trope. *The heroine only loves herself. Theme: Lovers should face the world together.