The Ex-Husband I Hurt Has Returned

The Infinite Purgatory holds the most vicious criminals from the Three Realms.

Those who want an early release can seal their magic and become divine agents, working for the Celestial Realm.

By her three-hundredth year as a divine agent, Sui Zhao has a fearsome reputation.

Because of her outstanding abilities, she is forced to take on an apprentice with a powerful background.

Everyone knows her apprentice has deep ties to the Celestial Realm and an extraordinary identity.

Tall and graceful, with a face as handsome as jade, he must be some celestial lord who has gotten himself into trouble.

The demon tribes of the Eight Wastelands have always loved beauty.

Before Sui Zhao was sentenced to the Infinite Purgatory, she was the Princess of the Northern Wasteland.

So she takes an interest in this new disciple.

It is only when she steps into the great hall and catches a distant glimpse of him that she realizes:

This is no celestial lord. He is the mortal ex-husband she abandoned several centuries ago.

Sui Zhao can't help remembering the night before she left him.

The thinly dressed young man held her close, whispering by her ear and pleading with her all night.

Several centuries have passed, and this man has transformed into a celestial lord.

The boy of the past has grown into an incomparable immortal, radiating elegance.

Standing on the steps a pace away from her, he looks down at her with cool indifference. "You don't actually think I'm still hung up on you after all these centuries, do you?"

Sui Zhao scoffs. "You grew up in the mortal realm. Have you ever heard this saying?"

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"The lady doth protest too much."

[Reading Guide]

1. My own take on xianxia, with a mountain of original worldbuilding and plain, straightforward prose.

2. A bittersweet romance where the plot matters just as much as the love story.

3. Not a strong female lead story, not a power fantasy, and the characters aren't perfect.

4. The male lead is her ex-husband. Both leads are powerful.

Theme: Follow where your heart leads.