Selfish, composed, ruthless former villainous auntie x posturing, but actually sensitive and insecure, little sister
#Auntie wrangles her energetic puppy of a girl# #I Got Together with My Nemesis and Old Friend's Daughter#
Ji Chu finally succeeded in killing her nemesis.
But she had never heard that her nemesis had raised a child named Yue Jing.
The little brat takes after neither her elders nor anyone else, and is more of a demon than Ji Chu. She also won't leave Ji Chu alone.
She wrecks houses, disturbs the neighbors, and commits every sort of misdeed.
Ji Chu put up with it.
Much later, she finally remembered that she had met this child before.
Not only had she met her, she'd held her in her arms.
By the rules of kinship, Yue Jing should actually call her Auntie.
The child had simply grown up crooked. She wasn't as well-behaved as she had been when she was little, but Ji Chu could still tolerate her.
Unfortunately, Ji Chu realized that Yue Jing had developed feelings for her that she shouldn't have.
She pretended not to notice.
Until Yue Jing pressed a sword against the side of her neck.
Bone-chilling cold, a razor-sharp blade by her side, and the young woman's burning lips pressed against her chin.
"Auntie, you've wronged me so many times. Now it's time to pay me back."
What an ungrateful little brat!
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Yue Jing returns from an outing to find a stranger holding her master's severed head.
The woman has broad shoulders and long legs, skin like flawed cold jade, and a few wrinkles like marks left by the years.
Her eyes are bloodred, her expression cold and sinister.
Yue Jing remembers her: Ji Chu, the Demon Lord who once shook the Nine Provinces.
Framed by this woman, Yue Jing earns the grave crime of murdering her master.
She flees for half a month, with nowhere to turn and no one to rely on. Finally, on a whim, she decides to seek refuge with Ji Chu.
But the woman really does let her cling to her.
Every time Yue Jing causes trouble, Ji Chu cleans up after her.
Though this woman is guilty beyond forgiveness, she will still stroke Yue Jing's cheek and murmur,
"Good girl. I can't do anything about you."
All of Yue Jing's misfortune comes from Ji Chu, and so does all of her happiness.
Even though…
Ji Chu has drugged her wine, planning to dump her body in the wilderness;
And on several nights, she has held a hand to Yue Jing's neck and traced its shape.
…Yue Jing acts as if nothing happened.
It's just that something is slowly straying from the proper course.
Perhaps Yue Jing was the first to change her mind.
Falling in love with her enemy.
Or perhaps, with her accomplice.
Everyone says she's gone mad, but if she's gone mad for Ji Chu, then it's nothing to be ashamed of.
After all, the Demon Lord who wreaks havoc across the world is most skilled at controlling people's hearts.
In a dreamlike haze, her mind muddled, she gently bites the woman's lower lip, wishing she would never wake up again.
Then, pretending to be frivolous, she whispers with a smile:
"Auntie Ji, we've kissed and embraced now. You've been intimate with your enemy's daughter. Tell me, aren't you a heartless old woman?"
Ji Chu sneers.
If her nemesis knew what was happening from beyond the grave, the first thing she'd do would be to strike down the little brat in front of her.
Content warnings:
Old, sick, and disabled, but not weak. The two are practically accomplices. Large age gap, low-magic xianxia road story.
Both protagonists have their own brand of craziness and moral flaws; neither is perfect.
Theme: Love can change anything, even a little brat
