Synopsis
Ji Yuebai, a once-in-a-millennium genius of the cultivation world, crossed paths with a small green snake during an outdoor training session — and came out of it badly wounded. She had spent her whole life upholding the Dao, cutting down demons wherever she found them. Under normal circumstances, one sword strike would have settled the matter. But her injuries made it impossible to properly channel her spiritual energy, and forcing it risked demonic possession. So she could only lie there, watch the jade-green little creature paddle across the water toward her, and feel it wind itself around her body. She…
