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[Next up: "Our Sect Gets Along Great," one shou and three gong, a foolish shou with a single love interest, paired with his master, senior brother, and junior brother. Synopsis below.]

Synopsis:

In his 22 years of life, Lan Shi has run away twice.

The first time was in early spring when he was eight. He escaped his miserable home, then nearly fainted on the street from illness and pretended to get hit by an older boy's car to get his attention.

The two homeless children shared the same plight. Seeing him like that, the older boy tentatively asked, "Do you want to come with me?"

Lan Shi nodded without hesitation.

The second time was in late autumn of the year he turned 22. He escaped the sheltered life Xu Yingnian had carefully built for him, only to get soaked in the rain and fall down outside.

His still-growing wings were broken again and again by the wind and rain, but each time he gritted his teeth and endured it.

He absolutely, absolutely could not go back.

A defeated dog × a house cat

Both virgins, older gong, pseudo-incestuous upbringing, age gap of 8 years. The shou is 22 and the gong is 30 at the start. No inappropriate behavior while the shou is underage. They are unrelated and not registered in the same household.

Please note in advance: a supporting character will fall for the shou.

The shou's personal growth arc takes up a major part of the story. The balance between that and the romance is about fifty-fifty, and may even lean more toward personal growth in the early chapters. The shou does not return the supporting character's feelings, and there is no love triangle.

I do not accept writing advice in any form. If reading this bothers you, please leave using the top-left corner. No need to tell me you're dropping it. You'll be happier, and so will I. 🫰🏻

Upcoming story synopsis:

"Our Sect Gets Along Great"

Fang Huixue has had a remarkably smooth life.

Born the pampered young master of the wealthy Fang family in the capital, he is rich, fair-skinned, and beautiful. When he takes part in the immortal sect selection, they discover his exceptional cultivation talent, and the elders of several major sects scramble to take him as a disciple.

Fang Huixue surveys the several immortals before him.

A few seconds later, he walks over to the one in the corner who isn't competing for attention and asks, "May I ask how many disciples you have, Immortal? Could I become your disciple?"

The silent master, who wanted to take him in but couldn't win an argument with the others, has been won over.

Cultivation begins with cultivating one's character.

The bed is too hard, and the food is poor. Fang Huixue has been spoiled at home. How could he bear such hardship?

He finds his senior brother and takes out the money he's secretly hidden on himself. "Senior Brother, I can't go down the mountain. Could you use this money to buy me a few sets of bedding down there? You can keep whatever's left as payment for the trouble."

His senior brother, whose mother is ill and who urgently needs money for medicine, has been won over.

One day, the master tells Fang Huixue to look after his junior brother, who is being punished.

He brings a plate of pastries to the junior brother's room. Knowing his hands are injured, he feeds him each piece himself. "Don't be sad, Junior Brother. Master is always fair with rewards and punishments. He punished you, but he still cares about you. Don't be naughty again."

The junior brother, who loves peach blossom pastries and rarely receives any affection, has been won over.

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Later, the four of them gather at a banquet.

The senior brother praises the master with faint damnation, hinting that he's old.

The junior brother makes snide remarks, implying that the senior brother is poor.

The master takes on both of them, pointing out that the world is in turmoil and their cultivation isn't strong enough to protect Fang Huixue.

Fang Huixue, at the center of all the gossip: This food isn't good. It's nowhere near as good as my nanny's cooking. (munch munch) I miss my parents so much. When can I go home? (munch munch)

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One day, the four of them go down the mountain to exterminate demons.

Fang Huixue is hungry after a full day on the road. As he listens to the other three chatting at the table, he silently judges the food at the inn.

Suddenly, the waiter nudges his arm and leans close to whisper, "Little immortal, do the people in your sect always fight among themselves like this?"

Fang Huixue: "?"

He glances at the other three, who are chatting happily, and shakes his head. "Of course not. We get along great in our sect."

The other three: "..."

Reader advisories. Please check these for yourself:

1. Everyone is a virgin. Each of the three gongs has a separate HE bonus chapter with the shou.

2. The gongs' share of the plot is not guaranteed to be equal. Fang Huixue is the sole protagonist.

3. [Do not ship the three gongs with anyone other than the shou]

4. Includes the very clichéd plot of the protagonist saving the world.

5. The author is illiterate. Writing historical BL is basically asking for humiliation. This is a practice piece, and I do not accept writing advice of any kind.

Note: When the senior brother says the master is old, he means that he's over two hundred years old.

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