Finding a Lily in the Rain [Western Fantasy]

On the brink of death, the orphan Louisa was saved by a devil.

Devil: “Your soul belongs to me. You’ll go to magic school and become a great mage as soon as possible to pay off your debt.”

Louisa immediately signed the soul contract, prepared to work off her debt.

But later, Louisa discovered that the devil was not so cold after all. In fact, she was... gentle?

The one who looked after her at every turn in magic school was the devil.

The one who made a keepsake out of the lilies that bloomed when her magic first awakened was also the devil.

The one who kept watch by her bed when she was sick, then hugged and kissed her when she woke, was still the devil.

*

Veronica, formerly a god’s chosen, now a devil.

On a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, she picked up a poor little redhead with green eyes.

She really was pitiful, and her talent for magic really was excellent.

So Veronica signed an unfair contract with the poor little thing overnight and sent her to the magic school run by a friend.

The poor little thing was very capable, even overly so. Veronica couldn’t help softening toward her, helping her, caring for her, and feeling for her.

At last, the poor little thing became a great mage. Smiling, she reached around Veronica’s neck and fastened a necklace.

“Yukala Fire Diamond, the divine artifact you need.”

Her sparkling green eyes held a little more desire as she looked at Veronica.

Reader’s guide:

1. This is a story about love and redemption, set in a Western fantasy world of magic that showcases more of its female characters. Both the romance and the plot matter.

2. The narrator changes constantly, as indicated by the chapter titles. The two female leads narrate in first person; other characters narrate in third or first person.

3. A cultivation romance between women, The Cold Beauty Senior Sister Who Keeps Me in Line, is available for pre-order. No plot, all romance. Please add it to your collection. Love you!

Xie Huan transmigrates into the body of a little cultivator and joins an immortal sect.

The sect leader is a good person and has her own daughter, Pei Xinyu, teach her.

Xie Huan is deeply grateful and becomes Senior Sister Xinyu’s disciple.

Senior Sister Pei is as beautiful and powerful as the rumors say.

When Xie Huan is in danger, she descends from the sky and sweeps away her enemies without even drawing her sword.

It’s just that Senior Sister Pei is extremely strict and very cold.

When Xie Huan slacks off in her cultivation, her senior sister calls her over and hits her hand with a ruler.

Xie Huan gasps in pain.

Her senior sister watches coldly as she takes her punishment, then leaves with a faint waft of fragrance.

*

Pei Xinyu, a lofty beauty who lives in seclusion all year and keeps far from the world.

One day, her mother drops a little junior sister on her.

Pei Xinyu had no intention of taking care of this so-called Junior Sister Xie.

But she sees that the girl is slow and foolish, and pitifully out of her depth in a sect that devours the weak.

With no other choice, she has to teach her junior sister a few skills.

Luckily, Junior Sister Xie has one good quality: she listens.

Whatever Pei Xinyu says, Junior Sister Xie listens carefully and does as she is told.

Her junior sister sincerely treats her as her only savior, with eyes only for her. She is so endearing that Pei Xinyu finds herself having strange thoughts when Junior Sister Xie looks at her.

She wants to tease her, wants to see her cry, and wants her to cry and beg...

*

Senior Sister Pei sits high in her jade hall, her features as lovely as a painting, her bearing noble as an immortal’s.

Though she is a cold and solitary person, she orders Xie Huan around without hesitation.

“Light the sandalwood incense.”

“Lay out the bedding.”

“Take it off.”

Uh, is this right?

Only after she had done it did Xie Huan think of that.

Theme: Mutual devotion and redemption