The Snake Is Clumsy, Yet Truly Beautiful

[Cruel, Powerful, Tragic Demon Lord X Laid-Back Little Snake Princess Who Just Wants to Give Up]

Zhenzhen is a snake.

For a thousand years, she has managed to scrape by under the Demon Lord, living by the principle that if you're full and well-rested, all you want is to enjoy life, not suffer.

If you ask how she got the job, Zhenzhen figures it must be her reward for meddling and saving the Demon Lord.

Every day, she curls up beside Pei Qingji and watches him berate his subordinates.

When Pei Qingji is tormented by a forbidden curse, she obediently sits in his arms as a lucky charm.

Zhenzhen is quite happy with a job that requires little work and pays well. It would be even better if Pei Qingji didn't go crazy every now and then.

Until one day, a flood of information suddenly crammed itself into Zhenzhen's walnut-sized snake brain.

In her dream, Pei Qingji was the great villain, and she was his most loyal lackey.

Most importantly, Pei Qingji would eventually be killed by the righteous factions working together, while she would be skinned and have her sinews ripped out, becoming a weapon in the hands of the Son of Destiny.

When she woke up, Zhenzhen felt her scales tighten. She packed her things overnight, planning to return to her old den at Mount Qi and keep her head down.

But that very night, her hideout at Mount Qi was blown to smithereens. Pei Qingji advanced toward her step by step, wearing an eerily gentle expression.

"Zhenzhen, why are you running away from my side?"

Once again, Zhenzhen used her walnut-sized brain to come up with a brilliant excuse.

"I'm in heat. Humans and snakes belong to different worlds, so I'm going to find my snake husband. You've repaid your debt of gratitude, so let's part ways here."

Pei Qingji does as he pleases, his moods as unpredictable as the weather. He rose to power by killing his own kin, yet the world's curses and resentment never bother him.

But Zhenzhen is the one exception. In his barren wasteland, she is the only paradise of bliss.

P.S. The male lead really is evil. You can't judge him by human morality.

This is a story I wrote for myself. If it's not your thing, please don't flame me.

A low-key, sweet little story about a Demon Lord trying to unify the world and his little snake princess, who eats her fill and does nothing.

Theme: Perseverance