I Raised the Demon Empress, Not a Yandere Obsession!

Reborn as a doomed villain with one year to live, Shen Wangyuan has already stolen the hero's sword, destroyed his family, and sealed his own death sentence. But salvation lies in the slave markets—a broken girl destined to become the ruthless Demon Empress. His plan? Rescue her young, shower her with kindness, and become her emotional anchor so she'll protect him when the hero comes for revenge. Simple, right? Except she's not developing into a grateful ally. She's becoming dangerously, obsessively, possessively attached. He wanted a powerful protector. He's getting a yandere catastrophe who…