[Reading Guide]
The story is told in the third person.
A devoted, gentle fox demon gong and a sacrificial young marquis shou.
They save each other and join forces, fighting their way from a border town to the ancient gods.
Happy ending!
I was born with only one destiny in this life: to be sacrificed to the Heavenly Dao in exchange for fortune.
The destruction of my family and the loss of my loved ones were the price of rebellion. The throne as The Outcast was the reward for obedience.
This world seems to approve of such a trade, placing one life on each side of the scales and forcing people to choose.
They knelt and said this was fate.
A thousand years have passed. I want to be the first to raise my head and look at the sky.
Theme: Don't sit back and wait for death.
