Cen Yao, the greatest demon in the Three Realms and Four Continents. Legend has it that his true form is a gigantic black tiger, vicious by nature and capable of swallowing an entire village in one bite. He was the very picture of evil.
Fortunately, Heaven takes care of evil people. Cen Yao was ambushed during his tribulation, lost all his cultivation, and was left to die in the wilderness. Everyone rejoiced at the news.
On the day Cen Yao was ambushed, a cry rang out from Yutai Mountain, the foremost sect of the righteous path and a longtime rival of his:
Meow.
The black cat was barely three inches long, with a body as dark as ink and jade-green eyes. But its temper was as violent as a ferocious beast's, making it impossible to approach.
The disciples had no choice but to call on Senior Brother Zhu, their most reliable man, to help... subdue it (?).
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Zhu Jingtong was the mountain lord of Yutai Mountain's last disciple, and one of the handful of cultivation geniuses in the Three Realms and Four Continents. He was upright, gentle, and kind.
People often compared him to the demon Cen Yao and concluded that one was in heaven while the other was beneath the earth.
Having lost most of his cultivation, the demon had no choice but to return to his original form. Zhu Jingtong stuffed him into his robes and carried him off, much to the demon's fury. The great demon bared his teeth and claws: ...Go to hell with your bullshit!!!
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The mountain where Zhu Jingtong lived was rich in spiritual energy, making it the perfect place for Cen Yao to recover. The brutal demon secretly planned to wipe out Yutai Mountain once his cultivation returned. The man surnamed Zhu could die later, as a token of gratitude.
But the two unexpectedly spent a night together, and the demon became pregnant. With his enemies closing in, Cen Yao had to abandon his plan to repay Zhu and flee once more.
Fleeing was practically a required course for villains, but Cen Yao's old injuries hadn't healed, and the child in his belly left him increasingly weak.
Zhu Jingtong found him before his enemies did. What could possibly happen when an upright gentleman, all virtue on the surface, encountered a world-destroying demon who had lost all his cultivation?
When the enemies reached the door, Zhu Jingtong carried the frail demon out to meet them. Cen Yao leaned against Zhu Jingtong's chest and sneered. Just as I thought...
"What demon? Never seen one. Don't know anything. He might've run that way. Oh, this one in my arms?" Zhu Jingtong held a sword in one hand and lowered his head to touch the cat ears peeking out from the demon's robes. He smiled gently. "This is my wife."
🩵Little Scenes🩵
1.
Maybe Zhu Jingtong had gotten the cat used to being petted, because every day when Zhu Jingtong passed the huge cat bed at home, he would find a certain someone sitting up as if by chance, head tilted and chest puffed out, clearly waiting to be petted.
a. Zhu Jingtong pets the cat. The cat curls up in its bed, perfectly content, and goes to sleep.
b. Zhu Jingtong doesn't pet the cat. The cat beats Zhu Jingtong up, then curls up in its bed, perfectly content, and goes to sleep.
These two scenarios alternate randomly every day.
2.
It was a long, long time before Zhu Jingtong realized that Cen Yao wasn't a black cat. There was a white hair at the tip of his tail, commonly known as a cow's milk in a "cow cat."
No wonder his beatings hurt so much!
3.
The Cultivation Forum
1L: Can someone give me the contact details for that senior brother at Yutai Mountain whose surname starts with Z...?
2L: Senior Brother Z already belongs to someone. Stay away. P.S. You'd better keep your eyes open tonight, OP. Senior Brother Z's partner will probably come find you for a sparring match soon.
3L: It won't be a sparring match.
4L: It won't be a sparring match.
5L: What are you guys even talking about... I asked for Senior Brother Z's contact details because I wanted to ask who that striking beauty in black was, the one walking beside him at the cultivation tournament... Do they have a partner...?
6L: Heh heh heh heh. Just wait at home. The person you're looking for just beat me up and left.
Couple: beautiful cat demon who wants to destroy the world as the bottom x fake upright gentleman, scheming top
^Both are virgins and each other's first love. This is my first time writing ancient cultivation fantasy, so anything and everything is made up.
^At heart, it's a silly sweet romance, aka Cat Slave Diary: My fellow disciple, who acts tough outside, comes home every day to kiss his stinky cat over and over. Even when the cat beats him up, he just grins. How can I get a cat at my house? Don't accuse me falsely. What happens between cultivators can't be called stealing!
^Cats are the best! Villains are the best!
Theme: Strive and work hard.
