Love Between Fairy and Devil

Originally titled The Demon Lord, Love Between Fairy and Devil is a xianxia romance novel by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang. The story begins as the demon realm, after much hardship, finally awakens the ancient Demon Lord Dongfang Qingcang, who has slept for ten thousand years, in the hope that he will lead them in a counterattack against the heavenly realm. Yet although his divine power remains intact upon waking, his words and behavior have become muddled and full of self-muttering, leaving the entire demon realm caught between laughter and tears. Meanwhile, a little orchid in the Hall of Fate accidentally encounters the Demon Lord, and through a mishap the two swap bodies. The frail little orchid cannot wield the Demon Lord's body and powers and nearly perishes, leaving only a wisp of her primordial spirit; Dongfang Qingcang, for his part, is consumed by thoughts of his unfinished decisive battle with the ancient war goddess Chidi, who likewise survives as only a fragment of a soul. The two spirits are thus forced to contend for a single body molded from xirang, setting off a farcical chain of threats, trickery, bargains, secret flights, cooperation, and mutual protection. Told through witty, lighthearted dialogue and delicate psychological portrayal, the book unfolds against the grand backdrop of the immortal and demon realms, depicting how an arrogant Demon Lord is gradually reined in, step by step, by an unremarkable little flower spirit. The original text comprises 85 chapters and roughly 300,000 characters, and was published by Jiangsu Literature and Art Publishing House in 2015. After being adapted into a television series of the same name in 2022, it drew widespread attention, bringing the original novel back into readers' view.