No. 17 Wangchuan Road

In his previous life, Jiang Li was the Demon Emperor, but he had no rhyme or reason to his actions. He betrayed the demon race and allied himself with humans. Just as the humans were on the verge of a great victory, he suddenly launched a rebellion and slaughtered every human within a hundred-mile radius.

His loyalties were unclear, and he wavered between sides. His reputation was in tatters, and both humans and demons despised him. When people mentioned the famous Demon Emperor, they could only scoff and call him "ridiculous."

But if you asked the Demon Emperor's old friends what they thought of this famous figure, they could only smile bitterly and say, "Him? He had a mouth on him, and he was ridiculously vain."

Got it. The Demon Emperor was a joke!

Five thousand years later, Jiang Li hears some youngsters traveling with him bring up the famous Demon Emperor from history. He secretly perks up his ears, only to hear one of them say, "Him? There wasn't a single thing worth praising about him."

Another says, "That's not fair. He must have had some redeeming qualities to become Demon Emperor."

"Like what?"

"He never lost an argument."

Jiang Li's expression stiffens. He bends down to look at them, his smile growing wider. "Well said."

A few little tips:

1. This is a collection of connected stories. The individual arcs are closely linked, and there aren't many scenes unrelated to the main plot, so each volume is fairly short.

2. There are a lot of characters, and the story has an ensemble cast.

3. One volume is set in the present, another in the past. The flashbacks are important, featuring stories and experiences of key figures from "history" that connect to the present-day plot and complete the characters' growth arcs.

4. These are little stories set in a modern urban world. The history is completely fictional and made up by the author, so please don't associate it with real history.

5. I won't abandon this story. I want to share a story I love with everyone, and I'll keep writing until it's done whether anyone reads it or not!

6. Hope you enjoy reading. The most important thing about reading is having fun, so read whatever you want and skip to whichever part you like~

7. Writing alone can be a little lonely. I hope some lovely readers will come chat with me~

Theme: Live in the present