Due to a conspiracy in her previous life, Xuanji was reincarnated from an Asura Demon God into a mortal, and in her ignorance, set out on the road to immortality. Since childhood, she was lazy, unorganized, and disliked by others. On a demon hunting adventure, Xuanji met Yu Sifeng and won his heart. Just as Xuanji was ready to open up her heart to him, a misunderstanding separates them.
Xuanji is faced with the dual pressure of love and a conspiracy from her past life. Can Xuanji learn what it is to be human in this life? Can she learn to truly love someone? She’s unsure…
I watched the drama first in 2020 and then fianlly had the time now to read the novel.
The adaptation added more conflicts and contradictions between characters. Well, they even made us hate Xuanji's father meanwhile in the novel it was not that bad. They also made Xuanji and Sifeng stand on opposite sides, but Xuanji was unwavered and not bothered that Xifeng ended up being a demon. The drama made it dramatic and made up a character to be the big bad villain. They used a sect brother of Xuanji and merged this character with Bailin, which was a choice. I understand that this is their solution to make the story interesting enough when onscreen. I liked stuff from the drama but also stuff from the novel that we didn't get to see. Both mediums were good in their own way in my opinion.
Love and Redemption is still my top one Xianxia drama of all time until this day.
We also got a few bonus stories at the end of the novel. I never thought that I would get a modern 🔞 AU Xuanji and Sifeng story though. Very sexy.
This book is not as good as the drama. There are so many character developments and plots added in the drama and it’s all very interesting that I didn’t think the original work will be this dull and boring. 2/5 stars