Chapter 3- Mortal Realm

Five thousand years passed since the incident of the demon empress kicking out her husband.

A young lady was sitting under a plum blossom tree wearing a silky black dress decorated with plum blossoms embroidered in red. She could be heard playing the guzheng. The melody she played was soft and elegant, it had a hypnotic quality about it that drew people in. Her black silky hair blew in the wind and her soft pink lips were upturned into a smile, making people unable to look away from her blooming beauty. She looked to be about 16 or 17 years of age, with almond shaped eyes, a tall straight nose, pink rosy cheeks, and white as jade skin. Truly a beauty that could cause a nation to collapse.

However, there was something curious about the young lady. On her head was a set of pitch black horns suggesting that she wasn't a mere human. This beautiful girl was of course the demon princess, Yan Liqin.

Throughout the five thousand years, Yan Liqin grew to become a young lady that everyone throughout the demon realm would want to marry. Of course, there's not even the slightest possibility that someone could with her overprotective parents continuously surrounding her.

Liqin was constantly spoiled by her parents, nonetheless she grew up to had a mild and indifferent temper. She was a cold beauty who excelled in cultivation along with the four womanly arts. It was as if no one could penetrate her bubble of perfection no matter how hard they tried.

Well, at least that's what most of the demon realm thought. Towards her parents, however, Liqin acted as a spoiled and lazy girl, and her parents gladly indulged her. Everything that she wanted, she could get with a bat of her eyes or a charming smile. She lived her days listlessly playing the guqin and cultivating.

To put it shortly, she was bored out of her mind. In her life, there was nothing that would interest her. Five thousand years, and every day she would do the same things, with the exception of her birthday and holidays. But throughout five thousand years, those things would become boring too.

Yan Liqin stood up from under the tree and headed towards her father and mother's chamber. Without knocking, she brashly entered the room with a sulky look. Yan Gouwei and Yan Qingzhao who were currently playing a game of checkers looked up at their daughter. Seeing the frustration on her face they knew that she was once again bored.

"Mother, father….I have nothing to do in the demon realm anymore" the princess said pouting, "There's nothing to do and nothing to see. I've been to every part of the demon realm in these past five thousand years. And every inch of it is just as boring."

The couple looked at their daughter with the same exasperated expression. Every day, this little girl would barge into their chambers, and everyday she would say the same exact thing. They predicted this would happen again, and this time, they gave her a solution.

Yan Qingzhao stood up and took her daughter by the hand, "You, little girl are never satisfied by anything. Very well, your idiot of a father and I discussed this and decided that because your cultivation has reached domain realm and you have contracted a white tiger spirit beast recently, we will allow you to visit the mortal realm."

Once this was said Yan Liqin's eyes sparkled with excitement. A newfound joy suddenly came upon her as she tightly gripped her mother's hand. "Now that you have said this, you cannot take it back," Liqin grinned mischievously and said, "It's decided then, I'll leave tomorrow, thank you for your understanding! I love you both so much!"

The mischievous girl began to leave the chamber when suddenly a gust of wind blew the door closed. Looking back at her mother and father, Yan Liqin frowned, clearly displeased. The expression of her parents was also not too far off from hers.

"Yan Liqin, you have not heard our conditions yet," Yan Gouwei said, "You can go to the human realm tomorrow, however, you must be back within one hundred years. If you are not, you will no longer be able to leave the demon realm."

A frown dawned Liqin's face, "But one hundred years is far too short, what can I even do in that period of time?"

Once again Yan Qingzhao sighed exasperatedly, "Very well, you may have three hundred years to explore the demon realm. Don't even try to get more time in the mortal realm, three hundred years is plenty for a demon your age."

The still pouting Liqin made a sour face and reluctantly agreed, "Fine, three hundred years in the mortal realm is better than three hundred years in the demon realm." After saying this, Yan Liqin left her parents courtyard and headed to her own.