Huai Wen was just a young apprentice who wanted to attain immortality. So she followed her master’s instructions and found someone to act as her guard, accompany her on her trials, and free her from the curse binding her. But nothing ever went her way. As soon as she descended the mountain, she ran into the terrifying demon king Xuan Ye.
Huai Wen had been wondering how to curry favor with the demon king. She never expected Xuan Ye to launch straight into personal insults: she was scrawny, her skin was slack, her face was deathly pale... Becoming an immortal? A fool’s dream.
That only inspired Huai Wen to prove she could do it, even if it killed her!
The next moment, she faced Xuan Ye’s test. She tried her best, then gave up. Maybe she’d have a bun first...
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After finally escaping with her life, Huai Wen vowed to grind Xuan Ye under her heel! But things didn’t quite go as she imagined. She did manage to take him in, more or less, but how did that end up with her becoming his overworked lackey?
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Huai Wen, who vowed to stop being a lackey and become an immortal, began to fight back. She tried to appeal to Xuan Ye’s feelings and reason with him, hoping they could part ways peacefully. To her surprise, Xuan Ye stared at her as if he wanted to devour her whole. Only later did Huai Wen understand why: he thought she was the reincarnation of his lover from a past life...
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But could that lover have a different identity, instead of being her ancestor...
At first sight, Xuan Ye saw a woman’s heart in a man’s body. At second sight, he saw a useless young apprentice. At third sight, he thought she was wasting his lover’s bloodline. When Huai Wen failed his test, he left in disappointment. He never expected her to come to his territory and go to such lengths to bind herself to him...
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All this reminded Xuan Ye of his late lover’s aspirations. So he decided to work with Huai Wen and pass those aspirations on to her descendants...
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But Xuan Ye couldn’t bring himself to love her just because she was connected to his lover. He only looked down on Huai Wen, frustrated by how hopeless she seemed. Then he began to discover that Huai Wen was hiding many secrets, and had to start asking questions and digging for answers, uncovering the truth beneath it all, bit by bit.
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When that day finally came, he said “I love you” through tears.
Theme: Keep working hard to overcome difficulties and stay positive
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