[Clever, adorable, coquettish, stunningly beautiful elixir spirit × cold, noble, arrogant, jealous Junior Minister of Justice] A new xianxia novel from Gu Yan master Shisi Lang, telling a tragic romance that spans past and present lives. Two lifetimes, one devoted couple; their love is tortured by passion and obsession. Since birth, Su Shuang has been regarded as a disgrace. Frail and disabled, despised by her father and abandoned by her mother, she matters to no one. Through half a life filled with hardship, a little dog demon is her only source of warmth. When she yawns, he brings her a pillow; when she cannot see, he becomes her eyes. She deliberately makes things difficult for him, asking for flowers in winter and snow in summer. He summons snow to fill the skies and pomegranate blossoms as bright as flames. “As long as you want it, we’ll always be together. I’ll stay by your side forever.” She hears his hurried heartbeat, like a little rabbit hopping about. When the little dog demon dies, his blood stains her forehead, tracing her brows and eyes. At last, her vision clears, and she sees the first pair of eyes she has ever laid eyes on. Su Shuang feels as if she is back in the alchemy realm, engulfed by flames so fierce they burn her heart to the core. Many years later, Su Shuang encounters a pair of similar eyes. Their owner is noble in bearing and sharp-eyed, known as the “mad dog,” a man no one dares provoke. But she insists on provoking him. She clings to him, and he ignores her; she tempts him, and he mocks her; she wants one night of passion with him, and he refuses. Before she can even experience a fleeting romance, he has her bound and thrown into the celestial prison. There’s a world of difference between a loyal dog and a mad dog. Can’t she just be done with this upsetting substitute? “No.”
