Accompanying the Phoenix/ The Prince Is Here (The Legend of Shen Li) 与凤行 / 本王在此 by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (HE)

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• This is another Jiu Lu Fei Xiang novel revolving around Immortals and Demons and concerns the romance between the Prince Bi Cang of the Demonic Realm and the God Hang Zhi. It is pertinent to note that in this novel, Jiu Lu Fei Xiang draws a line between Immortals possessing ordinary powers and Gods who possess immense power and are respected and revered by the Immortals.

  Although the excerpt seems a little out of place and may not immediately pique one’s interest, do not be deceived! The story is rather well written and maintains a good pace throughout the entire novel. Like all Jiu Lu Fei Xiang’s novels, this novel starts out relatively humorous but takes a turn for a slightly more serious tone as the story progresses.

  The beginning is hilarious as both leads meet when they were in terrible states. Then, Shen Li was gravely injured and was reduced to her original form (phoenix). Unfortunately, she was picked up by fellow human hunters who plucked her golden feathers and sold her as a naked chicken. It is then that she meets Hang Zhi in human form, who had previously entered the reincarnation cycle to pass the time. Hang Zhi buys her from the chicken sellers and brings her to his mortal home. As Hang Zhi retains his memories and his knowledge as a God, he could immediately identify Shen Li for what she is (Phoenix Demon). However, he chooses to maintains his pretense of being a normal human and being clueless of her real form so he could disturb and play tricks on Shen Li.

  Both leads are lovable – As the Prince of the Demonic Realm who commands legions of armies, Shen Li’s ruthless nature and commanding attitude inevitably causes the Immortals to view her as a man instead of a woman. As such, she has an obvious lack of romantic prospects – that is, until she met the God Hang Zhi. The God Hang Zhi may, at first sight, appear somewhat distant as he always maintains his cool composure and always ensures that others are kept at arm’s length. However, that is not his true nature – rather, the continuous passage of time and the gradual loss of his fellow God companions made him that way. Both Hang Zhi and Shen Li are saddled with huge responsibilities, which is something they both bear in mind despite their love for each other. Thus, although we can feel their attraction for each other, Hang Zhi and Shen Li do not truly get together until the midway point of the book.

  Like Seven Unfortunate Lifetimes, both leads have to confront an evil mastermind nearing the end, and try to solve the various mysteries surrounding the evil mastermind. Here however, the various mysteries are better woven into the story, and gradually builds up the tension and stakes so the appearance of the big bad evil does not feel sudden and/or random. That said, the mystery is not too complex, simply managing to serve its purpose of sufficiently upping the stakes of the story.

  Finally, a mild warning is required – this book contains a few pages of sexually explicit content, so those who do not feel comfortable should refrain from reading those parts/ the book. That said, the explicit content is really quite minimal and avoidance of those pages would not really impact one’s understanding of the story in a huge way.

• Thank you for posting it... It is now added to my soon-to-be-read list haha. I had been "stalking" ssb for a long time for new books to popped up. Luckily this genre is my cup of tea.

• http://onesecondspring.blogspot.com.au/search/label/The%20King%20is%20Here

• If I'm not mistaken, Bổn Vương ở đây is the viet title for the book
  You can read it online at alot of websites,some are

  http://webtruyen.com/bon-vuong-o-day/

  http://diendanlequydon.com/viewtopic.php?f=158&t=320869

• I would agree that the female character is more a Prince than a King, though I myself like the title The King is Here because it sounded so wonderful and domineering haha.

  This is a great novel! I still think the middle is too plodding but the first third is perfection. <3

• @You Haha I hope you enjoy the book! :) It was a pretty breezy read for me, especially at the start since it was quite humorous. Although Hang Zhi may seem annoyingly distant at first don't give up on him, I think he's one of the more memorable male leads that Jiu Lu Fei Xiang created! :D

  @decembi Haha I got mildly confused too because in Chinese 王 could refer to both Prince or King, but I ultimately went with Prince :)

  I love the novel too, I don't actually think the middle is plodding but maybe that's because I'm okay with Hang Zhi trying to repress his feelings for Shen Li and trying to push her away because of his responsibilities. Although some people may find it rather slow I like that it shows how responsible he is and what a huge risk he is undertaking in the end to just go ahead and enjoy his relationship with Shen Li anyway.

  I actually really liked the story of Shen Li's parents, especially her dad! It's a pity that they didn't talk more about her dad or show more of his side stories during the novel :(

• i really liked this one

• I actually refer to this book as "The Duke is Here" because I thought it was more a peerage title conferred to a vassal lord rather than an imperial family member -_- goes to show how difficult it is sometimes to translate just a single word.

  I didn't feel the chemistry between these two that much for whatever reason, but it was an overall enjoyable story. Not as plodding as Siming.

• Hi may i know is Fu Rong the same person as Hang Zhi?

• @Cara Ng Fu Rong is not the same person as Hang Zhi!! ^^ Fu Rong's a pretty funny character but won't be missed much in the story because he has a rather small role in the story ^^