Picking Up a Villain on the Run from Famine (1970s)

The Celestial Court falls into the hands of the Demon Lord Xiao Yu, and all the immortals are imprisoned. Only the Sixth Princess, Shen Lanlan, escapes to the mortal realm. She arrives in a small mountain village in the 1970s and is mistaken for the timid eldest daughter the Shen family lost.

The next day, a flood strikes, and the whole village flees famine.

Though Shen Lanlan's magic has been greatly weakened, she can still conjure corn and potatoes from the Celestial Court's storehouses, making the entire village drool.

"Since I always help you carry water, could you give me a few ears of corn?"

"Girl, my wife is on her last legs. Spare us a bowl of millet, and I'll pay you back once the disaster's over!"

The pretty, smart eldest daughter of the neighboring family was used to being the center of attention and had always looked down on Shen Lanlan. Seeing this, she grew so jealous she was nearly crazed.

She spat. "She must've stolen the food!"

Shen Lanlan smacked her hard. "Stolen? I'll steal your grandma's leg!"

When she learned that finding a demon leaf was all it would take to defeat the Demon Lord, she eagerly grabbed a hoe and set off to dig for one.

A boy in a white shirt stood behind her, smiling brightly.

"Big sis, what are you looking for?"

The boy was so devastatingly handsome that Shen Lanlan stared at him, dumbstruck.

"Where did this little cutie come from? Come here and let me have a look!"

After chatting with him for a while, Shen Lanlan learned that he was fleeing famine from a neighboring village, so she decided to take him in for the time being.

After that, he towered at 185 centimeters and clung to Shen Lanlan every day, calling her big sis.

At last, Shen Lanlan found the demon leaf.

The pitiful young man wore a strange expression and lifted her chin with a smile. "Big sis, do you know that besides killing the Demon Lord, the demon leaf can also greatly increase his power? All he has to do is..."

He swallowed the demon leaf and said with a serious expression, "I eat it."

Shen Lanlan: "???"

The flood had swept into the Dragon King's temple, and the fairy hadn't recognized the damn Demon Lord! She was the unluckiest person alive!

Xiao Yu said innocently, "My identity was fake, but my feelings for you are real."

"You're only ten thousand years old, and I'm sixty-six thousand! Don't call me old! Shameless! Hurry up and release my dad, my mom, my second aunt, and my aunt-in-law, I..."

Before Shen Lanlan could finish, the young man darkened his gaze and kissed her, his face full of tenderness and devotion.

I've finally found you.

Five thousand years ago, Xiao Yu failed his tribulation and was gravely wounded, transforming into a fox. Shen Lanlan took him in. Not knowing her true identity, he seized the Celestial Court solely to find her.

Shen Lanlan: Five thousand years ago, I saved a fox. Only later did I learn he really was a damn dog. If I could do it all over again, I'd crush him to death from the start.

Xiao Yu smiled innocently. "If I died, who would spend all day making you happy, big sis?"

Villagers: "Look, this couple can both do magic tricks. They're a match made in heaven!"

[The male lead is fifty thousand years younger. A fake-sweet Demon Lord x a vengeful old fairy, in a face-slapping tale of fleeing famine in the 1970s.]

Theme: Persevere, work hard, and never give up