I Chased the Immortal Lord, Then Broke His Heart

[Yellow Heart Mushroom x Untouchable Beauty]

Si Shao is a mushroom spirit.

When she was still a spore too tiny to see with the naked eye, a passing cultivator stepped on her, trapping her in the grooves of his shoe sole. He carried her all the way back to the greatest sect in the world.

When he passed a patch of nutrient-rich mud, the cultivator stamped his foot hard. Si Shao was shaken loose, took root, sprouted, grew strong, and naturally took on human form.

The kind-hearted cultivator couldn't bear to cast her out, so he gave her a job that would let her support herself within the sect.

And so Si Shao was appointed a prison guard.

In other words, she watched over the dungeon.

Outside the Celestial Prison was a patch of mud, warm and moist with plenty of fallen leaves. It was her simple yet stylish workplace.

The cries of injustice and the half-dead groans from inside the prison were the background music to her daily cultivation.

The cultivation technique Si Shao practiced let her flick out fungal threads with all kinds of effects.

For example, if a prisoner wanted to cry but couldn't, she would flick out a sorrow thread to help them shed tears.

Or if a prisoner wanted to pass out but couldn't, she would flick out a numbing thread to help them faint.

After their release, the prisoners were all pleased, filling her guestbook with glowing reviews.

Every year-end, Si Shao exchanged the guestbook for her wages and made a tidy fortune.

Looking at her increasingly plump purse, Si Shao was very satisfied with her comfortable life.

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Lately, Si Shao has been thinking about resigning.

The reason is that a troublesome fellow has been sent to the prison.

He has been beaten down to his last breath, yet stubbornly refuses food and water, clinging to life on the brink of death.

On top of that, her superiors have ordered her to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't actually die.

So Si Shao has no choice but to go in herself and feed him.

But this troublesome fellow looks down on her. Every time she approaches, he complains that the mud on her is filthy.

That day, after being shoved away yet again, Si Shao finally loses her temper.

She throws down the tray and flicks out a hunger thread, planning to enjoy the sight of him licking the food off the floor like a dog.

But she forgets that it's mushroom breeding season and accidentally flicks out a mating thread that spreads everywhere.

The kind that makes her beg him.

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Zhong Yan is framed, his reputation ruined, and tortured before being thrown into the death cells.

At his darkest hour, the only one by his side is a mushroom spirit, who accompanies him into the Demon Abyss to seek the evidence that will clear his name.

Humans and demons are worlds apart. He doesn't think he could have improper thoughts about a demon.

She calls him "Yanyan" every other breath; he pretends not to hear.

She steals a touch whenever she can; he remains unmoved.

Even when they are trapped in a formation that they cannot pass without close contact, he stays restrained and proper, never stepping out of line.

But the stirrings of the heart have never been within anyone's control.

Zhong Yan recovers the stolen item and returns to his lofty position in the eyes of the world as the Immortal Lord of the Word Register.

After one wild night, he can no longer deceive himself and resolves to tell her how he feels.

But the woman who once had eyes only for him says, completely content and without the slightest reluctance:

"Um, Immortal Lord, I'm sorry."

"You've seemed so reluctant lately that I've decided not to make things difficult for you..."

"Let's part on good terms and go our separate ways."

Reading Guide:

1. The story centers on the heroine. A short, romance-focused sweet story. The heroine is not a virgin, the hero is; they end up together one-on-one, happy ending.

2. The heroine is a demon and no innocent. Influenced by factors such as her fungal threads, she pursues the hero in the first half; in the second half, he pursues her shamelessly like a resentful husband. The heroine has an ex with a deep bond to her, and there will be intimate scenes, so read with caution if this bothers you.

Theme: Building strength through patient accumulation