After Faking My Death, I Hooked Up with a Ruthless Demoness

Ji Yeqiu × Jiang Guyue

Steadfast Dao Heart, Following Her Own Way × Desireless Soul, Heartless Dao

Flamboyant and carefree demonic woman of the immortal sect × Cold-hearted, alluring saintess of the demonic path

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Also known as:

"What Should I Do When My Childhood Moonlight Crashes Through My Roof While I'm Faking My Death?"

"The Saintess of the Demonic Path and My Life-Bound Treasure: A Few Things That Must Be Said"

"A Record of Treating a Missing Desire Soul, Which Ends There Because of My Compulsion"

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Ji Yeqiu, the senior sister of Yuanyi Sect, died by the sword of a fellow disciple.

As she was faking her death, Jiang Guyue crashed through the roof of her room and landed right in front of her.

The woman was disheveled from head to toe, yet still as cold as frost. Not only did her face look familiar, she also wore the tassel pendant Ji Yeqiu had lost at her waist.

Ji Yeqiu's heart stirred. Just as she was about to speak, the other woman said, "Senior Sister of Yuanyi Sect, save me and I will repay you handsomely."

Ji Yeqiu: "..." Fine. You can be the senior sister of this immortal sect. I'm done with it.

She had to hide her identity anyway, and she cultivated the carefree Dao of following her heart. Since this was a major demonic cultivator hotspot, why not go all out?

Ji Yeqiu: "Actually, I'm the saintess of the demonic path."

Jiang Guyue hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping herself: "..."

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One was homeless, the other badly injured. Ji Yeqiu and Jiang Guyue were both in a sorry state.

Deep in the night, Ji Yeqiu awoke from a dream and found herself facing a pair of cool, otherworldly eyes.

Still dazed, she blurted out, "A Yue... It hurts."

Jiang Guyue pressed her warm palm against Ji Yeqiu's cold forehead, while her other hand touched her own heart.

Why... when she had no desire soul, did she feel pain here?

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Another night, Ji Yeqiu was polishing her life-bound magical treasure, a black jade pipe with red patterns.

Suddenly, she heard a faint little moan, like a kitten's.

The voice was cool and lingering, so much like her little companion.

Unsure, Ji Yeqiu gave it another rub. The other woman visibly shuddered, then raised her head and glared at her in fury. "Don't touch it!"

Those usually indifferent eyes were tinged with a flush of watery red, at once angry and coquettish.

Ji Yeqiu quietly set down the cloth.

She seemed to have learned something quite astonishing.

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Ji Yeqiu had avenged her great wrong and was drenched in blood, savoring the loneliness that followed her revenge.

A demonic cultivator dropped to their knees beside her little companion, crying out in anguish, "Saintess! At last, I've found you!"

Ji Yeqiu's eyes widened in shock. "You're the saintess of the demonic path? Then what was I all this time?!"

Jiang Guyue grabbed Ji Yeqiu, who had turned to run, her eyes filled with grief and madness. "You deceived me too, so we're even. Besides, my desire soul was born because of you. You can't abandon me."

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Bonus Scene

Ji Yeqiu's fingertips brushed over her life-bound treasure. "The saintess made me suffer so much with all those lies..."

Jiang Guyue's body immediately went limp, her newly born, tiny desire soul restless and agitated. "N-no... Don't touch..."

The slender pipe lifted Jiang Guyue's chin. "No. This is your punishment."

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Bold and in red: A friend said it felt frustrating that the revenge never came, but there's absolutely no need to worry. Everyone will get what's coming to them, one by one. Good beginnings and endings, good causes and consequences. Qiu Bao won't let a single one of them off.

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A few rambling notes:

#DualCWarning#

#ImperfectCharacterWarning#

#UltimateDotingOnMyGirls#

#SweetRomance, I Can't Write Angst, Read Without Worry#

#ThereMayBeSecondaryCouplesAsIWrite (AllCouplesAreFemale)#

#QiuQiuPersonallyPickedTheCover,SheWon'tLetMeChangeIt (JustKidding)#

#IHaveNoIdeaWhyItTurnedIntoAnEnsembleStoryAsIWrote#

#IHopeToDoEveryCharacterJustice,ButIfNot,It'sBecauseI'mNotGoodEnoughAndI'llKeepTryingQAQ#

The following are upcoming titles:

"[Sentinel and Guide] Loving Her as Though She Were a Goddess"

Si Mu × Utia

Clingy puppy × Mom-level caretaker

Devoted knight, obsessive top × Antisocial false-god bottom

Disguised A-rank snow leopard dark sentinel × Artificial weapon, unassessable jellyfish guide

To love someone is like creating a faith, serving a god who may fall at any moment.

Jorge Luis Borges, "An Encounter in a Dream"

The first time Si Mu saw Utia was in a cultivation tank in a classified laboratory.

The female guide of unknown rank had her eyes closed, like a baby in the womb, curled up in pale blue fluid. Her long gray-purple hair drifted like a jellyfish floating in the deep sea, winding and flowing.

Si Mu was deeply captivated by the sight, unable to pull herself away.

Back then, Utia had no name, only a code name:

Deep-Sea Medusa.

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One day, Mr. Mo, Si Mu's direct superior, summoned her and assigned her a mission.

"As an A-rank sentinel, I want you to stay by her side as both guardian and observer, and submit an observation log every day."

Si Mu forcibly suppressed her excitement and elation, dropped to one knee, and swore an oath with the highest formality.

"I swear on my life to protect Deep-Sea Medusa!"

Behind her, unseen by Si Mu, the woman who had long slept in the cultivation tank opened her eyes.

Her eyes, a depthless blood red, stared at Si Mu's back without a trace of emotion.

Her red lips parted, silently and slowly forming a few words:

"Remember what you said, little kitty."

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Excerpt from "Utia Observation Log"

1. Today Utia was taken out of the cultivation tank. She's like a blank sheet of paper, with no basic knowledge, little empathy or perception, and curiosity about everything. That's all right. I'll teach her.

2. Utia has been rather clingy lately. It may be because she feels insecure after leaving the cultivation fluid.

3. Utia's eyes are beautiful, like rubies abandoned in the deep sea.

4. Yesterday Utia asked why my finger was hurt. I told her I'd scraped it by accident, and she believed me.

5. Something is wrong with Utia. She's planning (blacked out). That's all right. I swore to protect her forever.

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Key points:

1. Warning: She outranks you, but you're in charge.

2. The top is the protagonist. Our Si Mu is the top.

3. Not a typical sentinel-and-guide story. Many original worldbuilding details. A niche subject, please don't criticize if it's not for you.

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"Love That Lasts, Sickness That Follows"

Chi Qingqian × Qi Shengnan

Self-destructive female writer × High-energy, confident actress

Clingy, gloomy younger cat × Bright, protective Northeast only daughter

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Chi Qingqian is a talented female writer, praised as "a remnant of the Republican era." She uses blood as ink to depict the world's wounds.

She knows all too well that this will make her life run out before her inspiration does.

She can't stop herself. She loves that pain too much.

Until she meets Qi Shengnan, bold, bright, and passionate.

After a half-life spent in confusion and drunken oblivion,

from that moment on, she suddenly finds herself face-to-face with the light.

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Qi Shengnan is the entertainment industry's famous mute bride, a top-tier dream girl among lesbians (silent version).

She has the face of a stunning queen, but when she opens her mouth, a strong Northeast accent pours out.

Countless fans beg her to keep quiet and stop ruining the aura of a queenly butch.

Qi Shengnan: "Hilarious. I can't shut up."

At a script read-through, she meets Chi Qingqian.

The famous writer, whom she'd heard so much about, has such a pale, beautiful face.

A passage from "Rainy Alley" flashes through her mind: "A girl, as delicate as a lilac, full of sorrow and resentment, cold, desolate, and melancholy!"

On the way home, she calls her mother. "Mom, what do I do? I fell in love with a woman at first sight."

Ms. Xia Fenghe: "Go after her! Why are you calling me? I can help you win her over, you know!"

Qi Shengnan: "..." Huh? Why are you taking this so well?

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During a visit to the set, Chi Qingqian silently watches from a corner as Qi Shengnan gets close with the other female lead.

Pain wells up in her heart, and she finds it hard to breathe.

Just as she's about to faint, someone takes her hand, slick with cold sweat, leads her to the rest area, and opens a lunchbox.

Qi Shengnan: "Why are you so skinny? Eat more. You looked like you were about to faint just now. Are you getting heatstroke? Don't drink all the time. I brought you some nourishing tea, so drink up."

Chi Qingqian: "..." She silently starts eating.

Qi Shengnan, internally: To win someone's heart, first win over their stomach! Heh, I'll fatten you up till you're nice and plump!

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Weibo explodes when the secret account of the lesbian world's top-tier dream girl is exposed. It's full of requests for tips on pursuing someone and brazenly flirtatious posts about the talented writer Chi Qingqian.

Chi Qingqian looks up from her phone and sees Qi Shengnan clutching her own phone, grimacing with embarrassment.

So she walks over and takes Qi Shengnan's phone. Qi Shengnan looks at her in confusion.

Chi Qingqian: "You're in love with me."

Qi Shengnan: "..." Wait, Chi Qingqian, with that delicate little-white-flower face of yours, are you really the one on top?

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After falling in love with Chi Qingqian, Qi Shengnan finally understands the saying: "Deep love shortens life; exceptional wisdom brings pain."

How laughable this world is, consumed by material desire and placing profit above all else. It is unworthy of her beloved's deep affection.

Theme: Look within yourself and stay true to your principles.