He just wanted to make dumplings. Instead, he insulted a demon prince, awakened a soul curse, and started a cross-realm love story-with extra spice.
Wen Zixin just wanted to make dumplings.
Instead, he gets abducted by a portal, crash-lands into the underworld's royal kitchen, and accidentally insults a demon prince's sacred soup.
Now stuck in the Demon Realm with nothing but his apron, sass, and a soulflame that makes his cooking dangerously magical, Zixin has to navigate palace politics, ancient prophecies, and a broody prince who might kill him-or kiss him.
Li Baiye, crowned heir of the Demon Court, is cursed by a prophecy, haunted by dreams, and very much not impressed by the chaotic human who's turning his palace upside down. But Zixin's food stirs memories he's buried and emotions he swore he'd never feel again.
In a world where flavors can heal or destroy, and every dish tells a story, Zixin and Baiye must cook their way through betrayal, forbidden love, and a kitchen that may-or may not-be sentient.
Come for the dumplings. Stay for the demon prince. Fall for the madness that tastes like love.
1st Book of Soulflame Chronicles can also be readed as a standaloneContent Warning:
This story contains fantasy violence, emotional trauma, identity loss, and some scenes of intense emotional vulnerability. There are depictions of injury, kidnapping, and implied past abuse. Reader discretion is advised.
All characters and events are fictional. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only and may include themes unsuitable for younger readers.
"She accepted the darkness not as punishment, but as home."
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Anya has a father and three brothers. But they don't really care about her-they're just family by name.
After Anya's mother died giving birth to her, the blame for her death was placed on Anya. Since then, the only things she has received from her father and brothers are blame, disrespect, ignorance, abusive words, and bullying-especially from her two elder brothers. They call her unlucky, a bad omen, a symbol of misfortune.
They hate her. And over time, Anya has come to accept all of it. She has started to believe it herself-that she is cursed, that she brings bad luck.
Anya is just 16 years old, but she's not like other girls her age. She has never lived a normal childhood-no fun, no laughter, no affection. Her whole life has revolved around just one thing: studying. Whether in school or locked inside her four-walled room, that's all she's ever known.
She doesn't like facing her family. Deep inside, she believes she's the reason they're always upset, that her presence is a burden. She truly thinks she's not good enough to live under the same roof with them.
Now, she's made a decision: after she turns 18, she will leave. Not to run away-but to protect them from herself.
But what will happen when her family finds out what she's planning?
Will they feel relief-or regret?
Do they truly hate her-or have they just never tried to understand her?
What will happen if they realize they were wrong to blame a child for something she never caused?
What if they ask for forgiveness and beg her to stay?
Will she stay?
Or will she finally choose herself-for the first time in her life?