The Fox Fairy Acting Queen - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Marrying Lin Huai was a complete accident.

At the time, I had made a grand declaration to my clan: “I shall follow in the footsteps of Ancestor Daji and become a seductive demoness who brings ruin to a nation and disaster to its people.”

But… what happened to Daji in the end? Who dreams of marching straight to their own death?

My clansmen watched me head down the mountain with the tender, caring gazes one reserves for the mentally deficient.

But before I even made it to the imperial city, I was kidnapped by a gang of blind, brainless bandits and hauled off to their stronghold.

I was just about to go on a killing spree and use them for practice when Lin Huai appeared.

He wore a white Daoist robe, his face as fair and fine as carved jade, every inch the graceful, noble gentleman untouched by worldly dust.

But when he killed, he showed no mercy at all.

He was even more vicious than a demon.

Sword light flashed in all directions. Heads rolled across the ground.

In the blink of an eye, there was not a single living person left in the entire stronghold besides me.

I stared at the tip of Lin Huai’s sword, still dripping blood.

I was scared stupid.

Was it my fate to die before my great ambitions could be fulfilled?

Lin Huai walked toward me step by step, sword in hand.

As for me, I bounced back and forth between the options of fighting him head-on and immediately surrendering like a coward.

In the end, inspiration struck. I pretended to be so terrified that I fainted right into Lin Huai’s arms.

And just like that, Lin Huai brought me to Shushan.

For a demon like me to mingle on the territory of immortal cultivators was like a lamb strolling into a wolf den.

Small, pitiful, and helpless.

Fortunately, my demon core had been sealed since birth, so even Lin Huai couldn’t sense my demonic aura.

At the time, he did interrogate me about my identity.

I lowered my head and shed tears, revealing a glimpse of a neck as pale and delicate as fine porcelain. “I… I only remember that I’m called Ah Chu. I really don’t remember anything else… They knocked me out and dragged me back there. There was so much blood…”

Lin Huai’s expression remained indifferent. Standing with his hands behind his back, he looked at me steadily, as though weighing whether my words were true or false.

The pressure rolled over me head-on.

I was so nervous I didn’t even dare breathe too loudly.

I certainly didn’t dare use any demonic arts or charms in front of him.

Just as the atmosphere froze, a cold gust of wind suddenly swept in and blew open the half-closed window.

I couldn’t help shivering. With boneless, delicate hands crossed over my chest, I furrowed my brows pitifully. “Ah, it’s so cold~”

Lin Huai paused.

Then he turned around and shut the window again.

That suffocating pressure finally dispersed. He returned to the appearance of a refined gentleman, his gaze gentle. “The spring chill is still sharp. Miss, you should take care to keep warm.”

I clutched the hem of my clothes, my voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz. “Thank you, Daoist priest.”

Seeing this, his voice grew even gentler. “Don’t be afraid, miss. I am Lin Huai, Leader of Shushan. I came down the mountain this time to eliminate demons and evil beings.”

Lin Huai said those bandits were not ordinary people. They specialized in kidnapping young women to refine some evil art.

The girls captured before me had all already been killed.

I was the only one left, rescued by Lin Huai.

My face filled with gratitude as I offered the usual polite words. “Your great kindness, Leader, is beyond repayment. In my next life, this humble woman is willing to serve you as an ox or a horse to repay-”

Lin Huai interrupted me. “Why wait until the next life?”

Me: “?”

Don’t tell me he actually wanted me to serve him like an ox or a horse in this life?

Why didn’t he just ascend to the heavens while he was at it?

Lin Huai raised a brow and chuckled softly. “Since I saved your life, miss, you can repay me by giving yourself to me in marriage.”

Me: “…”

Asking a demon like me to marry a Daoist priest-was that even polite?

Lin Huai gazed at me with tender affection. “Are you unwilling, miss?”

A rosy blush colored my cheeks, and I was overcome with bashfulness. “Of course I’m willing.”

Hilarious. As if I dared refuse.

Besides, I strongly suspected that Lin Huai had seen through something.