Blood pools beneath a nine-story pagoda, and Zhuo Yifan—the Demonic Emperor who once made the continent kneel—uses his final breath on a curse instead of a scream. A disciple's blade and six sovereign-level ambushers have cornered him, but the "Book of Nine Secrets" they crave won't fall into their hands. He burns his own body and the text together, dragging his enemies' greed into the grave with him.

When consciousness flickers back, it's inside the frail frame of Zhuo Fan, a household servant so insignificant the Luo clan barely remembers his name. The Heart Demon binds him to this identity, shackling his spirit to the dying family and its naive young mistress. Rebuilding a fallen house with nothing but centuries of demonic knowledge would humiliate any emperor, but Zhuo Fan discovers something unexpected behind the Luo compound walls—alliances that feel less transactional than they should, and a protectiveness he hasn't felt since before his first ascension. The martial world thinks a steward is just a steward. They're about to learn the hard way.

Also known as: 魔皇大管家, Mo Huang Da Guan Jia, The Steward Demonic Emperor, Demonic Emperor.