[A dazzling, outspoken "demoness" with overwhelming strength VS the rumored cold and evil "Demon Lord," who is actually a hopeless romantic]
Shenmian, the "Rakshasa" who strikes fear into the hearts of the martial world, has a painful past she'd rather forget.
As a young girl, she ventured into the martial world to avenge her family, spending every day thinking, "If anyone messes with me, I'll take them down." She was a defiant little madwoman with nowhere to call home.
She thought she would be a lone wolf for the rest of her life, until one day, as she crouched beneath a tree, a boy in white suddenly dropped down from above.
He was handsome, with a sweet little dimple on his left cheek when he smiled, and he held up a fragrant osmanthus cake as he asked, "I'm Dongfang Zhi. Want to come with me?"
Shenmian stared at the boy's face, then glanced at the delicious-smelling cake.
Back then, all she cared about was that he was good-looking and had tasty cake. She joined up with him without thinking twice. How could she have known that years later, when Dongfang Zhi tearfully begged her to let him chase her, she too would have to bare her heart and stage a desperate pursuit of the moonlight in her own heart?
He was a constant moon, shining down on the years of silence between us one time when we looked up.
The martial world remains unchanged, beauty fades in the mirror, passion fans the flames, and a dead heart suffers in torment.
Those spirited young people and their tales of revenge and adventure have become things of the past.
But do you still believe that the martial world is still turning, that it has never gone away?
It is only waiting for you to return.
The romance takes center stage early on, with a relatively slow pace. The later sections focus more on the ensemble cast and move a little faster.
Reader's guide:
* A very large ensemble cast!
* The heroine has a romantic history with a male supporting character!
* The characters all have their flaws.
* This isn't quite a wuxia novel, and it includes original worldbuilding.
* One-on-one romance, happy ending.
Theme: Discover the beauty in the world.
