[Unhinged ice-cold beauty x theatrical green-tea puppy]
Xiao Rongyu leaves the immortal sect, and on her first journey down the mountain, she finds a homeless young man by the roadside.
The boy is fair-skinned and beautiful, and looks so pitiful as he clings to her leg and refuses to let go.
Xiao Rongyu remains unmoved and prepares to kick him away.
In a flash of inspiration, the boy cries, "Big sister, I can exorcise demons!"
Xiao Rongyu slowly lowers her raised foot.
Later, she discovers that some people claim they can exorcise demons, but their actual skills are limited to doing laundry, cooking, and rubbing shoulders, along with some harmless, manipulative sweet talk.
"Big sister, I taught that fellow a lesson for you. You won't be mad at me, will you?"
"I wasn't flirting with you, so why are you angry, big brother?"
Unfortunately, the boy is so pretty, with his red lips and white teeth. When she needs dual cultivation to heal her injuries, he even shamelessly offers himself.
"I'll be your cultivation furnace."
After a while, she grows somewhat fond of the deadweight and decides she might as well let him stay by her side.
Until one day, when she is surrounded by the great sects, Xiao Rongyu silently swings her sword. With nowhere left to retreat, she discovers that the boy, usually so gentle and obedient, is standing in front of her with a scarlet chain in his hand.
"Kill me with one strike."
"If you can't bring yourself to do it, then I'll just have to kill them all for you."
That night, a rain of red falls over the ethereal Immortal Mountain, dazzlingly beautiful and decadent, just like the boy's lips whenever he leans in close.
When she wakes again, everything seems to have returned to the way it was. The boy looks pitiful, like a scruffy puppy afraid its owner will abandon it.
To keep him from losing control and going on a rampage again, Xiao Rongyu feels deeply "conflicted" and has no choice but to let him stay by her side.
But something seems different.
For instance, the news that the Demon Realm's Lord razed the immortal sects overnight inevitably reaches her ears.
And sometimes, when she comes to her senses, she finds the boy staring at her thoughtfully, his eyes filled with astonishing possessiveness.
She hasn't managed to get rid of the deadweight. He's attached himself to her instead.
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Ying Wuyou was born with a demonic core. He's cold and heartless, and has never felt a shred of sincerity toward anyone.
Until he meets Xiao Rongyu.
At first, he deliberately approaches her just to see what an outcast of the immortal sects looks like.
But later, he wants more and more to show those self-righteous bastards that a true demonic fiend doesn't have a temper as good as big sister's.
Reader's Guide:
1. The heroine has her reasons for leaving the immortal sect.
2. One-on-one, both leads' first time, happy ending.
3. Big-sister-and-puppy romance. Let's see who doesn't love big sister's green-tea puppy.
4. Both leads are awful people with low morals, but their actions follow a consistent logic.
5. A showcase of unhinged fun-lovers and their acting skills. It's all part of the game.
Blurb screenshot saved on 7/10, second revision on 11/4, third revision on 1/14
Theme: Strive ceaselessly and take control of your fate