Return to Dust

Chu Kui transmigrated into a book by accident, and the female lead in the story happened to be the one she could never stop thinking about.

So she stayed by the female lead's side and protected her every step of the way, wishing she could pile every good thing in the world before her and never let her suffer even the slightest injury.

She avenged the female lead's family, put an end to the demon calamity for her, and sealed the Demon Realm for her.

Until... they fell out.

Only then did she belatedly realize that this wasn't a game account. She couldn't just complete missions and raise affection, certain that she would never lose her.

When Ruo Jiuchen was born, auspicious signs appeared in the heavens, yet she did not gain her wits until she was twelve. As the young sect leader of Shenwu Sect, which cultivated the Dao through body refinement, she was frail by nature. Just when she thought her hardships were finally over, a conspiracy took both her parents from her. It was as if the world knew how mild-tempered she was and had decided to put her through every kind of torment.

Until Chu Kui appeared.

Ruo Jiuchen did not believe in fate, but she thought Chu Kui was her own auspicious omen.

Still, she always felt that Chu Kui's eyes held no place for her. When Chu Kui looked her way, it was like looking at a beloved possession: she would take care to dress it up, go to great lengths to please it, and cherish it carefully, but she would never truly care about it.

She kept telling herself it was all right, that they could take their time.

Until the fear of gaining and losing completely engulfed her.

Chu Kui: I will clear a path to freedom for you. When that day comes, we will finally be whole.

Ruo Jiuchen: Come back soon.

Outwardly scatterbrained, inwardly steady gong x outwardly easygoing, inwardly tsundere shou

The protagonist grows over the course of the story, with a touch of nurturing

Theme: Once the dust settles, the future is bright