The Western Church Became Followers of the Eastern Gods

(Lighthearted, 1v1, HE, laid-back Eastern nature spirit bottom X ambitious Western duke top) Lin Ci is an Eastern wood spirit who cultivates in peace on his mountain. One day, he wakes up to find himself a new “product” in a slave market in another world. He can't speak the language, his spiritual power is sluggish, and his life is hanging by a thread.

The man who buys him is Duke William, a powerful figure in the empire, known for his composure and ambition.

The duke gives him protection, hires a strict tutor, and teaches him the language, etiquette, and rules of this world. Lin Ci accepts it all calmly and decides to play the part of a “hardworking, eager-to-learn” foreign boy for the time being. In return, he occasionally revives the rare flowers and plants in the duke's beloved greenhouse when they're on the verge of death, or makes fresh green shoots sprout from the half-dead ornamental sapling in the study. He thinks it's a tiny, insignificant way to repay the duke.

Then one day, the “Tree of Life,” revered by the church as its supreme holy relic, withers completely. The holy city falls into panic, and no divine magic can restore it. Before countless despairing onlookers, Lin Ci, brought along by the duke as a “retainer,” simply brushes his hand over the tree's withered trunk out of an instinctive tenderness for trees.

The next moment, the dead tree bursts into bloom, radiant with glorious light.

Duke William looks at the boy beside him, who has suddenly become the center of attention. Lin Ci remains perfectly calm, as if he has done nothing more than a trivial favor.

Duke: What exactly are you?

Lin Ci: Me? I used to do landscaping, I guess?

(Translation: Make plants green.)

Duke: Impressive.