Wei Lingtao is a little peach spirit from Fuzhi Mountain.
When he first took human form, the old tree spirit gave him this name, and he loved it.
Grandpa said he was a pure, natural spirit, nourished by the essence of heaven and earth, with no additives. He shouldn't associate with those nameless spirits, or they'd lead him astray.
He said, “Taotao, when you leave Fuzhi Mountain someday, help those who need it. If you build up enough good deeds, you might ascend to immortality.”
Wei Lingtao didn't want to become an immortal. He was timid and had no grand ambitions. Fuzhi Mountain had lots of fun things, and there was... Xiyun Shi, whom he liked.
Why did he like Xiyun Shi?
When Little Sparrow asked him, Wei Lingtao blushed and said softly, “B-because he's so handsome! Even more handsome than the immortals in heaven!”
They met in the spring.
The ice and snow were melting, and all things were coming back to life. Wei Lingtao was dozing beneath a peach tree when a warm hand gently brushed the leaves off him.
Wei Lingtao opened his eyes. The person before him was tall and graceful as jade, like a being from heaven.
“Where did this little peach spirit come from?”
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Xiyun Shi didn't come every day. When he visited, he would bring him unusual trinkets, teach him to read and paint, buy him pretty clothes, and tell him stories from the books...
The storybooks said that when two people liked each other, they should get married.
Spring was nearly here. Wei Lingtao wanted to give him the freshest peach blossoms and ask, “Will you be my husband?”
But Xiyun Shi never came back to Fuzhi Mountain.
The other spirits all laughed at him, saying he was unwanted. Wei Lingtao hid away and cried in secret.
Later, many immortals and divine lords descended from heaven.
At their head stood a man in a magnificent golden-yellow robe, high above the clouds.
The spirits around him were stunned. They hurriedly tugged at him and said, “Hurry and pay your respects. That's the Heavenly Emperor!”
Wei Lingtao couldn't take his eyes off Xiyun Shi as he approached. His warm palm clasped Wei Lingtao's trembling hand, and he gently kissed his brow. “Don't cry. I've come to marry you.”
Reading Guide:
1. The seme has a secret crush. It's a little bittersweet.
2. The uke's disappearance has a reason.
3. At heart, it's a sweet romance, with the uke doting on the seme.
-2026.1.29
Theme: True love needs no reason
