The Amnesiac Demon Lord Is "Too Frail to Care for Himself"

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Novel blurb:

Pei Yu is the protagonist of a melodramatic xianxia novel.

She is destined to become cultivation partners with the most lovesick, most rebellious, most deranged villain in the entire book, making everyone else envious.

They will embark on a sweeping, three-million-character romance of redemption, leaving the whole world in turmoil and in need of rebuilding.

That's what a thing called the System told her.

Pei Yu slammed the table and sprang to her feet. The stone table shattered beneath her palm. She had devoted herself to vanquishing demons since childhood and cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness. How could she bring calamity upon the world for the sake of a man?

To avoid the plot, she picked up a husband along the way while searching for the villainous demon. When she found him, he was covered in blood, with every meridian severed.

Her husband was gentle and aloof, cold all over, and had a special constitution that happened to relieve the suffering of her inner heat poison.

He had also lost all his memories because of his injuries, and silently washed up and cooked for her every day. She was delighted to have such a husband.

With one arm around her husband, Pei Yu told the System that once she found the villain, she would kill him with a single sword strike. She absolutely would not follow some redemption plot!

[Male Lead's Perspective]

He was immersed in endless darkness, deprived of all five senses, his head splitting with pain. But the instant he opened his eyes and his fingertips touched her, it was as if he had seen daylight again.

When he was near her, when he touched her, his world came alive.

He would never allow himself to have a weakness. So when he and she became physically intimate, he wondered whether it would be better to kill her or leave without killing her.

And on top of that, hearing her thoughts was even more irritating.

Even so, one particular person, all talk and a stubborn exterior but soft-hearted underneath, kept gently doing the laundry and cooking.

Later, using his mind-reading ability, he drove off many people who didn't know their place and tried to seduce her.

What troubled him was a demon called a villain, Song Guanchao. According to Pei Yu's thoughts, the demon Song Guanchao would be redeemed by her, and the two would then marry.

She could only redeem him. Watching his frantic wife as she cut her palm, he smiled with satisfaction.

From then on, he worked even harder to seduce his wife and embellish stories about the demon's wickedness, while secretly searching for the demon Song Guanchao.

But when he found a clue first and his memories returned, he fell silent.

After that, he kept his secret identity under wraps and secretly worked to clear the demon's name throughout the three realms.

At a teahouse, a storyteller spoke of how the demon had changed his ways and stopped causing trouble.

Pei Yu frowned at her husband, who was coughing softly. That storyteller had frightened him. She said, "Don't be afraid, husband. The demon is full of tricks. We can't believe a word of this. I will surely slay Song Guanchao."

(Hiding his identity, Song Guanchao himself): "You're right, dear."

Fragile and helpless husband = villain? (Younger man x, older man yes. A growing male lead: youthful dad energy, then a sweet exterior with a dark core, then a devoted husband.) Come see the evolution of a husband-type male lead.

[Bold and fierce, maxed-out combat power, beacon of righteousness heroine vs. seemingly fragile and helpless, actually a green-tea schemer and mad villain]

Blurb dated May 14, 2023. Slightly revised on January 27, 2026.

Theme: Have the courage and ability to believe in the beauty of the world.