The Demoness and the Young Monk

Beautiful, bold demonic-cult enchantress X morally complex young monk from a prestigious orthodox sect

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I long to hide in the mountains and woods, but they will not hide me.

I long to stir up chaos in the martial world, so how could it ever be at peace?, Ye Shiqi

Once the Martial World Order is issued, everyone named on the list dies. Only one person remains: hidden from the world and nowhere to be found.

The One Word Hall announces that this person is hiding in the Bodhi Palace.

Martial heroes from every corner of the jianghu, eager to claim the reward and make a name for themselves, attack the Bodhi Palace as one. They slaughter over three hundred people and falsely brand the palace a demonic cult.

The demonic enchantress Ye Shiqi was in seclusion and survived the massacre. She descends the mountain to seek revenge and uncover who was behind it.

She fights her way through the Hundred Streams Tower, killing without mercy and earning a fearsome reputation.

She meets Mingzhuo, a talented monk from Wanhua Temple, and Lu Wujie, the son of the wealthiest man in the Li Kingdom.

But the Hundred Streams Tower incident only intensifies the jianghu's campaign to kill the enchantress.

She challenges the Sword Pagoda beneath the Snow Domain, intending to take revenge, but unexpectedly saves the world.

Even so, the people of the world still refuse to leave her alone. They fear and despise her, driving her into a corner.

Sang Luoheng, Lord of Snow Domain City: "Ye Shiqi of the Bodhi Palace defeated me, so she is now the lord of Snow Domain. If Sect Leader Gou insists on attacking, then my thirty thousand soldiers will give their lives to protect their lord!"

Wary of Snow Domain's elite private guard, the martial world forces withdraw beyond the city, knowing that Ye Shiqi is gravely injured and has been poisoned with an incurable toxin.

During her journey through the Snow Domain, she forges bonds with Mingzhuo and Lu Wujie.

One protects her with compassion and would gladly give his life with a smile; the other falls at her feet, an unquestioning admirer.

Her act of saving the world also wins her a devoted fan: Fanyin, captain of the Snow Domain elite guard.

After losing all her martial arts, the woman who has always stood alone experiences, for the first time, a friendship that endures through life and death.

Surrounded and hunted, she cannot bear to drag the little monk down with her, so she leaps from a cliff in despair.

But the little monk leaps after her without a moment's hesitation. His willingness to risk his life to protect her melts the heart she has kept frozen all this time.

Ye Shiqi is dead, but Yu Jiang has arrived!

Beneath the cliff, in a frigid pool, she accidentally finds a long-lost secret technique and a precious sword, restoring her power.

When the monks of Wanhua Temple make things difficult for her, her four friends stand up for her. The little monk even kneels before her.

Her heart is shaken once more, and she is utterly moved by their devotion.

The five of them set off together to find a Tianshan snow lotus for her.

Their journey is full of laughter and tears, and they overcome one peril after another. Her identity, and everything she has been through, seem to be guided by an invisible hand. The conspiracies slowly come to light.

She and the little monk also form an unbreakable bond.

Just as the antidote is within reach, disaster strikes.

A Land Immortal steals the snow lotus, and then an avalanche hits. The little monk is willing to die to save her.

She was already dying, so she trades her own life to save the little monk.

Everyone believes she is dead...

Five years later.

She returns as a queen!

"This time, I will settle every old and new score once and for all! I won't fight for myself, but for the common people and for the world!"

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Cover lettering thanks: ♡ Jingchun ♡, for the complimentary lettering assets

P.S.:

1. The setting is fictional, with plenty of original details. Don't overthink it~

2. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads are each other's first.

3. Ensemble cast. The main group grows together, and the supporting characters have stories of their own.

4. The romance between the leads develops slowly at first, but it's absolutely worth shipping. No regrets! Their relationship has no major angst; they always choose each other without hesitation.

Content Warnings:

1. The heroine is decisive and ruthless early on. She isn't evil, but she isn't a saint, either. If someone deserves to die, she kills them.

2. Some supporting characters will die as the plot requires!

3. Includes some old-fashioned tropes and melodramatic plotlines.

4. The heroine will go through a low point and rely on the male lead and her friends for help. She isn't strong all the time, but she will rise from the depths to the top. The male lead stays strong throughout. (Male lead's thoughts: I have to protect my own wife. I can't afford to be weak.)

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Naturally alluring, wealthy, and pretty widow X sharp-tongued but soft-hearted fallen nobleman pretending to be a rough laborer

Su Nuanyu is the most famous widow in the Xiluo River region. She is wealthy and exceptionally beautiful, and men climb over her wall every night.

Fed up with the constant intrusions, she decides to hire a personal bodyguard.

That day, the threshold of the Wu residence in Xie City is nearly worn away by the crowds hoping to land the job of "personal" bodyguard.

After a tiring day of interviews, she is instantly refreshed the moment she sees him.

The man is tall and broad-shouldered, with striking, sharp features. Even in coarse clothes, his sturdy build is obvious.

"You're hired!"

She likes him, his looks and his physique alike. As they spend day after day together, she flirts with him every chance she gets.

Her fingertips wander over his body. The veins in his forehead bulge. "Do you know what you're doing?"

Not only does she know, she's been looking forward to it for a long time.

So she deliberately moves closer.

From then on, he is like a river bursting its banks, no longer calm and restrained as before.

Until one day, Su Nuanyu brings home a handsome young man with delicate features. The two of them laugh and chat happily.

"Sinan, from now on, you two can serve me together."

The man clenches his fists, the veins at his temples standing out.

"From now on, stay out of my sight! Otherwise, I'll repay you for today's humiliation someday!"

He turns and leaves, his back resolute. Su Nuanyu merely raises an eyebrow and makes no move to stop him.

Later, Su Nuanyu falls on hard times. Because of her stunning beauty, the magistrate of Xie City sets her up and offers her to a prince rumored to be violent and cold-blooded.

She thinks her peerless beauty will make it easy enough to get by under the prince, but the moment she sees his face, she freezes.

That prince looks exactly like the bodyguard she once drove away...

The prince's eyes are dark and sinister, his mouth curled in a cold smile as he advances step by step. "Su Nuanyu, didn't I tell you to stay out of my sight?"

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads' first time, happy ending.

2. Strong male lead, pampered female lead. Full of old-fashioned tropes, but the heroine doesn't suffer.

3. Set in a fictional world. The plot exists entirely to serve the romance.

4. The male lead talks tough but has a soft heart, and the heroine has him wrapped around her finger. Just enjoy the fun.

(Blurb written on 2024.02.05)

Theme: We shape our own fate.