Liu Xu, the Demon Venerable’s only son, fell gravely ill and died one day, only to discover he was a cannon-fodder character in a power fantasy novel.
In the novel, he was the darling his parents had long yearned for. Born frail, he was not expected to live past twenty. To borrow someone else’s fortune and extend his life, his parents captured the power fantasy protagonist, who had been framed and badly wounded, and brought him home to bring good luck to Liu Xu through marriage.
The protagonist was humiliated in every way by the demonic sect. On their wedding night, he recovered his spiritual power and slaughtered the entire sect.
Liu Xu shuddered and thought he had to get his parents to send the man away. But when he opened his eyes, the protagonist had already been delivered to his bed.
Liu Xu: I'm doomed.
Since things had already come to this, he might as well find an excuse to trick the protagonist out of his good fortune, cure himself, then get his parents and make an early escape.
So he spoke kindly to the newly awakened protagonist. “Actually... we were betrothed as children. I specially asked my parents to bring you here to save you.”
To his surprise, the protagonist did not suspect a thing. Instead, his cheeks turned red as he called him Miss Xu.
On their wedding night, the protagonist swore a solemn oath to return and marry him after taking revenge. Liu Xu nodded along, then got him drunk, knocked him out, and stole his good fortune.
When the protagonist awoke, all that remained was a disheveled bed. The entire demonic sect had long since vanished without a trace.
A few years later, a formidable sword cultivator emerged in the Nine Provinces. Liu Xu could tell at a glance that this man was the protagonist.
But by then, they had no further dealings, and Liu Xu put the matter out of his mind. He never expected to return to his little courtyard and find an unwelcome guest waiting there.
The protagonist stood there and said coldly, “Was that little bit of good fortune you stole enough? Want some more?”
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