Why Hasn't the Demon Lord Stolen the Bride Yet?

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The Demon Lord had wreaked havoc among the immortal sects. On a whim, he disguised himself as a cultivation disciple and infiltrated one of their academies.

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There was a sickly young man at the academy. He was exceptionally handsome, but unfortunately, he was a hopeless do-gooder who treated every classmate incredibly well.

He'd hand out spirit stones, spirit plants, and spirit medicines for free whenever he got the chance...

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All his classmates liked the sickly young man, and the Demon Lord was no exception. But the Demon Lord's feelings were different from those of these brash young boys.

However, the sickly young man was engaged to the leading figure of this generation's immortal sects.

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The Demon Lord had tested the waters, and the sickly young man approved of the engagement and was willing to become the leading figure's cultivation partner.

So the Demon Lord had no choice but to hide his yearning and silently protect him.

But on the day of his wedding, the sickly young man was killed by his cultivation partner. Why? Because useless practitioners of the Heartless Dao had made a trend of killing their wives to prove their Dao.

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The sickly young man died, and the Demon Lord went mad. Clutching his bones, he destroyed his own core and blasted every onlooker present to pieces.

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When he opened his eyes again, the Demon Lord had been reborn, back in his first year infiltrating the immortal sect's academy.

When the sickly young man appeared before him again, lively and well, the Demon Lord secretly resolved that in this life, whether or not the young man loved him, he would keep him by his side.

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Even if he had to take him by force.

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What the Demon Lord didn't know was that, in his previous life, the sickly young man had kept two secrets in his heart.

The first was that he had never loved his future cultivation partner.

The second was that he treated everyone well only because he was afraid others would realize there was just one person he wanted to treat well.

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So in this life, the Demon Lord had barely taken his first step when the sickly young man was already running toward him.

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Couple:

Dongli Yu (top) x Qiao Wen (bottom)

~Reader's Guide~

1. No love rivals, no love rivals, no love rivals.

2. Low-powered xianxia.

[Coming Soon] The Crown Prince Offered to Evil Spirits

Cruel Beauty Crown Prince Bottom x Inhuman Evil Spirit Top

[Blurb]

Wen Qingxuan, Crown Prince of Chaohua, was virtuous, refined, and unmatched in grace.

The aged and muddleheaded emperor, seeking immortality, actually heeded a wicked Taoist priest's lies and offered his son to evil spirits in the name of praying for blessings.

01.

In the basement of a gloomy old pagoda, a cheap kerosene lamp gave off a foul smell.

Wen Qingxuan lay on his side on the floor, his clothes soaked through and his body covered in sticky trails left by crawling insects.

In his previous life, unable to endure the humiliation, he took his own life.

Only after dying did he learn that his beloved's affection for him had been false; the ministers' loyalty had been false; and his father's intention in making him crown prince had been false, too.

His most beloved younger brother even dragged his naked corpse back to the imperial capital, exposing the state of his death to the public.

The whole realm was in an uproar, and rumors ran rampant. The absurd manner of the Crown Prince of Chaohua's death eclipsed both his lifelong reputation for virtue and his many achievements.

Wen Qingxuan's resentment surged to the heavens. He refused to enter the cycle of reincarnation and was reborn in an instant, back on the day he was to be sacrificed.

03.

Familiar pain spread through him. Wen Qingxuan's trembling hand seized something slick, and in a hoarse voice he forced out broken words: "You are enjoying yourself with me. I should be the one whose wish is fulfilled."

In the darkness, golden slit pupils appeared, staring at him pensively, as if considering his words.

The next day, the emperor issued an imperial decree: Wen Qingxuan's "prayer for blessings" was over.

04.

Back in the imperial palace, Wen Qingxuan was as graceful as ever, but his nature had changed completely.

He abandoned his former conciliatory approach and eliminated, one by one, the ministers, nobles, and relatives who had schemed against him or refused to support him.

In the past, Wen Qingxuan had wished only for peace and prosperity.

Now, he wanted absolute power in his hands; ministers who obeyed his every command; and the whole realm to bow its head and heed his every word.

From now on, he would let no one defy his orders or oppose his will.

Naturally, that included the vile thing lurking in the darkness.

One-line summary: The path to power of a universally despised crown prince, reborn.

Theme: Let a hundred thousand immortals burn themselves to ash, destroying evil and saving all living beings.