For the Sword

Blurb:

The third month of spring was when Yu Qingli was fated to die.

The one who killed her was Pei Jizhu, the sect's dazzling prodigy, admired by everyone. He attacked with brutal force, holding nothing back. They fought until heaven and earth darkened. Three days later, she lost, and her blood flowed for miles through the lotus pond.

He watched her in silence for a long while before saying, "Don't worry. I won't let you die."

Hah. What a freak. She certainly wasn't reassured!

She was in too much pain to speak, and could only let him carry her toward the Canglan Abyss.

People see their past when they're on the verge of death. But what she saw was herself in a red wedding dress, sitting happily on the bridal bed in a room full of festive decorations, waiting to be married.

Yet less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, her body suddenly felt weightless as she fell into someone's warm embrace. With her final glance, she saw Pei Jizhu.

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After waking from the dream, Yu Qingli finally understood why he was so fixated on her. A thousand years ago, he had been a half-demon, reviled and mocked by everyone. Only one woman, who looked just like her, had stayed by his side. She married him and helped him fight his way out of exile, but she still died.

As the people who had once courted him gradually left, he grew gloomy. No wonder he went mad. But she wasn't that girl. Although she hadn't died, if she stayed by his side, he might kill her someday.

So she left. In the third year after her departure, rumors spread across the human realm that the Abyssal Lord planned to destroy the world. Blood clouds circled the sky. She saw Pei Jizhu, engulfed in karmic flames, standing atop a snowy mountain. Just one look at him made her heart pound.

She heard him say, "Want me to stop? Then come back. Come back to my side."

Yu Qingli took just one step back, and the world around her changed. The next moment, she was in the Canglan Abyss, in Pei Jizhu's bedchamber.

The person in front of her had bloodshot eyes glistening with tears. He held her tightly. "Are you going to abandon me again?"

Yu Qingli: "I wasn't..."

"Kiss me."

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#About how his quest to win her back made him number one in the world#

#If only I could escape his clutches...#

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Reader's Guide:

1. Happy ending, told in reverse chronology, two powerful leads, neither is reborn

2. The story has three volumes. The first two cover demon hunting in the human realm and are fairly long. The final volume takes place in the cultivation world, and the romance is all in Volume Three.

3. The female lead is extremely powerful and knows it. Early on, she occasionally takes pity on the male lead. At first he's basically an accessory, but later he turns ruthless and reveals his true strength. They are the only people who matter to each other.

4. The male lead has no desire to destroy the world. The apocalypse talk is pure nonsense; he wouldn't have the nerve. There will be forced romance, and there's a reason he destroys the sect. No spoilers.

Blurb last saved: 2024.12.18

Theme: Honesty and keeping one's word