Journey with the Phoenix. Book 1

The first book of Цзюлу Фэйсян’s romantic fantasy duology—the author of the bestsellers “Blue Whisper”, “The Legend of Zhaoyao”, and “Separation of Orchid and the Lord of Demons”. This story was adapted into the popular drama “The Legend of Shen Li”.

Love between a demoness and a celestial being against the backdrop of Ancient China. Inside: Chinese mythology, romance and humor, a forced engagement, and a heroine who isn’t used to giving up.

Shen Li is a formidable general of the Demon Realm, accustomed to plowing ahead and refusing to acknowledge obstacles. But even she can’t go against the Heavens, who have decided to bind her through an engagement to one of the celestials. Not wanting to become someone’s “assigned” fiancée, Shen Li runs away to the Human Realm.

But the escape turns into disaster: Shen Li is grievously wounded and, among mortals, finds herself trapped in the body of a phoenix—without her former power or authority. Humiliated and drained of strength, she prepares for the inevitable… until she is “purchased” by a strange young man with a mysterious smile. Xin Yun looks calm and utterly ordinary, yet again and again he displays abilities no human could possibly have. And his secret is capable of overturning Shen Li’s life far more than the imposed marriage ever could…

A story of a phoenix whose flames went out. A story of a meeting that seems accidental—yet far too much like fate.