This Monk Has Renounced Desire, Yet the General Desires Him

Name: This Monk Has Renounced Desire, Yet the General Desires Him
Author: Moonlight Fills the Branches

贫僧戒色，将军戒我

by Moonlight Fills the Branches (月满枝头)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 937k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 4mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

The rating will rise once it’s posted! [Mutual devotion + one-on-one romance + pursuing his husband + sweet romance]

In his previous life, the young general Xiao Wujiu died on the battlefield, but his spirit was bound to a memorial tablet in Ping’an Temple.

Fan Cheng, a young monk living beneath the imperial city walls, climbed a long ladder every day to offer incense and pray for him. He kept it up for ten years.

Then the Northern Di broke through the city gates. Ping’an Temple burned in the flames, and Fan Cheng fell in the snow, bloodied, his prayer beads still intact until the end.

The flames that consumed the temple became a nightmare Xiao Wujiu could never forget.

When he opened his eyes again, the kingdom had not fallen, his family was still alive, and his little monk was alive too!

In this life, he could cast aside fame, power, and a place in the history books.

Xiao Wujiu had only one wish: to snatch that cool, jade-like little monk and bring him home as his wife!

So the biggest wastrel in Jian’an City stopped racing horses and fighting crickets. Instead, he spent every day climbing over the walls of Lingyan Temple to pester the monk devoted to his faith.

Until one day, Xiao Wujiu climbed into the temple and carried the little monk, who was bathing, over his shoulder. The monk’s dripping-wet robes plastered themselves across Xiao Wujiu’s face.

“Master Fan Cheng, I dreamed about you last night. Buddha said it was a match made in heaven.”

“Benefactor, Buddha also says that dreams are demons of the heart.”

“Then you’re my demon. Come with me and leave the monastery. I’ll make sure there’s plenty of meat at my place.”

“This monk eats no meat.”

“Perfect. I’ll be the only dish you need.”

Rumors spread through Jian’an City:

“Young General Xiao has gone mad. He actually went to a temple to abduct a man!”

Only Xiao Wujiu knew the truth: he was a vengeful ghost who had crawled back from hell, sworn to protect the light that had warmed him for ten years in this crumbling world.

My Buddha has bones, ringing like jade.

The young man fastened them to his battle robe, each step ringing with resolve.

He would defy fate and rewrite the land.

Other names

I Cast Off the Buddha and Embraced You弃佛入我怀Alternate title on Fanqie

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452Reads · 30 days

94.9kReads · all time

103Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.8Score

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This is a "nonsensical" Buddhist guide to pursuing a husband that will make you laugh until your abs hurt, cry like a baby, and be so sweet it'll make your teeth ache. Author's self-introduction (also Xiao Wujiu's spokesperson): Greetings, esteemed benefactors! This humble monk… ah, bah, this general greets you! I heard someone asked how this book is?
25 likes11mo ago
The writing is excellent, a very comfortable read, and this is the first time I've ever read a story about a monk who is spiritual! 😍😍😍 I've always wanted to read stories about a monk who is spiritual, but all the ones on Yangshizi are either true tops or fake bottoms 🥲, this is my dream come true! 🥰🥰🥰 Author, please update soon! 🤪
17 likes10mo ago
It's great! The author clearly put a lot of effort into writing it! The author describes the little monk's wavering and inner turmoil, the mutual attraction between the two, and the various uncontrollable emotions in great detail. It doesn't feel abrupt at all; it just feels like this is how their relationship should be. It's excellent!
9 likes10mo ago
The plot is delicate, the emotions are sincere, and the characters' feelings are vividly portrayed. Highly recommended! 👍
6 likes10mo ago
It's sooooo good! I wait for updates every day~ Author, please update! 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 I want to see the ending and I'm wondering why there hasn't been an update for half a month! 😢😢😢😢 The writing is super good and the plot is great!!
5 likes4mo ago
I love it! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
4 likes8mo ago
I'm absolutely in love with this book! I've read over 70 chapters so far and it's been pretty good. The monk is incredibly difficult to seduce, but the reward for successfully seducing him is unparalleled. Immersing myself in the shameless, persistent male lead is so satisfying! I love trying to win over an unyielding, stubborn man—like a barren tree finally blooming! 🤭🤭
4 likes9mo ago
The story begins with a monk chanting sutras for the general's memorial tablet, but the general doesn't recognize the monk. Could this be the ending? The general dies, the monk chants sutras for him day and night, and the general becomes a spirit who doesn't remember the monk. Could the ending of this book have already been foreshadowed in the beginning?
4 likes9mo ago
This is so well written, I can directly apply it to the argument 😢😢 The poor thing finally has someone to protect and love her.
2 likes4mo ago
I absolutely love this novel! It's so good! I came here through Kuaishou Comics!!! It's hilarious, especially that line about the former disciple, haha!
2 likes7mo ago