[A fiercely ambitious, loveless senior sister × a petty junior brother torn between love and hate]
Ning Fanying is a high-ranking demon slayer. Her lifelong wish is to exterminate every demon and monster and bring peace to the world.
But one day, her master expels her from the sect.
She falls from a celebrated prodigy to a woman with a checkered reputation.
As she follows the arduous road to clear her name, beset by insults, scorn, and hatred, the junior brother who used to keep his distance and say little comes after her like a little puppy.
"Senior Sister, I believe you didn't cause the beast massacre. Can I investigate the truth with you?"
Ning Fanying looks at her junior brother, who can barely lift a finger, and is at a loss for words.
She refuses without hesitation. "No."
Junior Brother: "Can I help with supplies, run errands, and pass you your magic weapons?"
Ning Fanying: "No."
Her junior brother flushes red with anxiety. "Can I bandage your wounds?"
The answer is still the same: "No."
No matter what she says, he sticks to her like chewing gum. Ning Fanying is so annoyed she can barely stand it, but as she tries to shake him off, he keeps clinging to her.
Later, demons run rampant and Hanzhou is frozen over. The wind and frost cut like blades. He dashes in front of the calamity-bringing great demon and takes a fatal blow meant for Ning Fanying, blood pouring from his wound.
Still smiling, he asks, "Senior Sister, can you please not leave me behind..."
All her life, people have called Ning Fanying stubborn and obstinate.
Her mother said she was sharp-tongued and disobedient, then left her behind and walked away.
Her senior sister said she was headstrong and indifferent to others' feelings, then turned against her in the tribunal.
Her master said she was unrealistic and failed to uphold the duties of a demon slayer, then resolutely expelled her from the sect.
Ning Fanying only says, "If there's something you want to do but never do it, then there's no point in living."
"Even if the road is unbearably hard, you still want to take it?"
"Yes. How could a demon slayer be driven back by a difficult and dangerous road?"
"Even if it costs you your whole life?"
Ning Fanying couldn't answer that question then. But later, she spent her whole life proving that it wasn't a price to pay. It was all the glory of being alive.
Theme: Life means always moving forward
