Rather than saying Qiuyuan grew up in the Demon Palace, it's more accurate to say the Demon Lord imprisoned her there for a full thousand years.
One day, the Demon Lord suddenly pushed open the door to the room, which held little more than a bed and barely had enough space for a dozen people.
When she thought about it, more than three hundred years had passed since the last time that door had been opened.
The girl in the room lifted her heavy eyelids. A bleak smile touched her cracked, pale lips.
After a long pause, she met the Demon Lord's sinister gaze and nodded, agreeing to his request.
Year 62 of Tiandu
In the biggest teahouse in the capital, the storyteller struck the table with his clapper and brought the heaviest chapter from the neighboring Tiandu Kingdom's past into the open.
"I don't think anyone here needs an introduction to the two of them. The three-year agreement has now run its course, and at last we may speak their names again. Everyone, please quiet down. The story is about to begin."
Theme: Seize a good match
