Gou Chen, ruler of the Demon Realm, was born with a demonic body and a wild, arrogant nature. Though his youth was troubled, after his demonic soul awakened, he killed his older brother and father and seized the throne.
Under his rule, in less than a hundred years, the Demon Realm broke free of the Immortal Realm’s constraints and stood tall, showing signs of gaining the upper hand over the Immortal Realm.
But success at work did not mean success in love. Rumor had it that the Demon Venerable Gou Chen had been hopelessly in love with his white moonlight when he was young, and had nearly lost his life because of her. Perhaps he had been hurt in love, since not a single woman had been able to get close to him for countless millennia.
The newly appointed Left Guardian, Qing Lu, was an exception.
Left Guardian Qing Lu was ruthless and carried out every order without fail. She was the most reliable sword Gou Chen had wielded in countless millennia.
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Qing Lu had climbed from being a lowly, bullied demon to becoming the Left Guardian, feared by all demons. It had taken countless hardships and trials for her to earn the right to stand before Gou Chen.
But none of that mattered. She had sworn to repay him, and she would crawl to his side if she had to.
She crossed seas of fire and endured thunder punishments. Whatever Gou Chen said, she did. She was willing to be an obedient puppet.
She never expected that, after carelessly becoming infected with a Yin-Yang Vine, she would somehow end up spending her nights in the bed of the Demon Venerable Gou Chen, without even understanding how it had happened.
Afterward, Qing Lu suddenly understood why, among the countless cultivation methods of the demonic path, demons favored dual cultivation above all others.
She just didn’t understand why Gou Chen summoned her more and more often.
Qing Lu began to feel a sense of crisis.
So, when her cultivation reached its peak and she was ready to break through, she spared no effort to find Gou Chen the white moonlight he had loved but never won in his youth.
That repaid the debt she owed him, so Qing Lu faked her death and escaped.
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After spending several hundred peaceful years in the human world, she finally found an Earth Immortal who suited her quite well. His immortal power wasn’t strong, but at least his lifespan was long. Qing Lu began considering settling down in the human world.
But she never expected to be knocked unconscious on her wedding day and bound hand and foot with a demon-binding rope by Gou Chen, who dragged her back to the Demon Realm.
When she woke, her once-arrogant master was gripping her chin, his killing intent surging as if he might crush her between his fingers at any moment.
As she was restrained on the familiar Black Ice Soul-Refining Platform, Qing Lu couldn’t help wanting to cry out to the heavens: "Seriously? It was supposed to be a one-night stand. Why does it keep happening?"
Cold, violent, and world-weary Demon Venerable vs. a powerful-man-loving, fiercely loyal, and oblivious female guardian
Reader's guide:
1. The second male lead is also a big shot, not an ordinary rogue immortal.
2. Pursuing-the-wife-to-the-crematorium and rivalry for the heroine, with a chaotic mix of melodrama.
3. The male lead falls first.
Also known as: "The Demon Venerable Invited Me to Dual Cultivate"; "The Demon Venerable Won't Let Me Cultivate the Path of Dispassion"; "I Don't Know, I'm Just a Guardian"; "If I'd Known Sleeping with Him Would Boost My Cultivation"
Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else
