The New Painted Skin

He saves an orphan. She steals his soul. Commander Lu Chengyuan rescues the fragile Su Qingtong from the ashes of Soul Burial Pass, only to shelter the nine-tailed fox herself, demon lord in disguise, craving his once-in-an-aeon Crystal Heart. She peels off faces, weaves a false past, and slips into his mansion, lacing his mind with a love curse until he stands ready to tear out his own heart. His wife, Shen Zhiyi, smells the corpse-rot beneath the perfume, but Su Qingtong strikes first, framing her with a "Shattered Heart" plot that turns her into a monster before the world. Imprisoned by her cursed husband, Shen Zhiyi drinks poison, becomes a white-haired wraith, and opens her arms to his sword when illusion blinds him. As the Demon King's horde swarms the border city, her blood buys a moment of lucidity. Then comes the twist: Su Qingtong turns on the Demon King, chains him tight, and begs Lu Chengyuan to ignite the Crystal Heart and burn them all into oblivion. The demons perish. Shen Zhiyi survives. But as her eyes open, a violet fox glint stirs in the depths, silent, patient, waiting.