The Bewitching Demoness Is Far Too Cunning

Originally titled The Lazy, Proud Divine Maiden: Her World-Shaking Demonic Pet. Mu Hanqing is the eldest daughter of a wealthy modern family, a woman of extraordinary literary talent and peerless beauty, gifted with spiritual arts. She is gentle, courteous, and well-behaved around her family, earning the name “Gentle Princess,” but cold, calculating, and merciless toward her enemies, who call her the “Dark Spirit Queen.” Unexpectedly, while cultivating spiritual arts, she is struck by a red-and-white jade stone and falls into demonic fire, burning herself alive. An old man in blue brings her soul to a spirit pool and tells her that she is the reincarnation of the Divine Maiden, destined to save the Xuanling Continent from an impending calamity. There, she becomes the cowardly, useless fourth daughter of General Mu of the Azure Dragon Kingdom, beloved despite being only nine years old. Five years ago, hoping to grow stronger, she left her family to practice spiritual arts and began building a force of her own. Five years later, she returns. Amid palace intrigue, love and hatred, hidden schemes and revelations, and the impending disaster facing the continent, she reveals her brilliance and grows ever stronger. Five years ago, shortly after transmigrating, she saw him in all his peerless, proud, and aloof glory while he was in the pool. Facing his terrifying presence that made her tremble from head to toe, she thought, “Good heavens, what a terrifyingly handsome man! Retreat is the better part of valor!” Five years later, she accidentally trespasses into his residence again and finds him about to bathe. Before she can flee, he freezes her in place. “Since you like looking so much, how about I give you a proper look?” he says, undoing his sash...