I died on a snowy night, when the demon realm's countless troops trampled the moonlight across Mount Penglai into dust.
For generations, my family had guarded Penglai. I had long been prepared to live and die alongside every soul in this immortal paradise.
The only thing I couldn't let go of was my innocent mortal husband.
Jiang Ye was wonderful in every way, except that he never smiled at me.
I thought he was simply cold by nature, until one night I saw him leave the mountain and walk toward a woman with a smile.
That's when I learned he already had someone in his heart.
I hadn't wanted to leave him, but now that a traitor had infiltrated Penglai and its fall was imminent, I wanted to find him before I died and set him free.
But when the formation broke, I looked up and saw the Demon Lord.
Our eyes met, and in that instant I understood. No wonder I'd searched the entire mountain and never found him.
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A hundred years later, my soul was restored.
By then, I learned that the Demon Lord Jiang Ye had gone mad, searching everywhere for women who looked like me.
I laughed. Could anyone possibly look more like me than I did?
When he falls in love with me, it will be time for my revenge.
On our wedding night, I approached him with a sword. He opened his arms to me and laughed hoarsely. "I've been waiting for you to kill me for so many years."
I raised my sword and ran him through, just as he wanted.
[The Young Lord of Penglai, who paid dearly for her naivety, X The Mad Demon Lord]
1. The main story is told in third person.
2. Not a power-leveling story. A melodramatic tale of a husband chasing his wife back after losing her.
3. Both leads have had no other partners. Happy ending.
Theme: Striving onward
