Lu Zhizhong is the protagonist of a novel called The Merciless Great Dao. He has a beloved master who is an immortal cultivator of great power, cold and aloof, seemingly untouched by worldly affairs. But then his master turns around, skins him, pulls out his bones, steals his spiritual root, and leaves him for dead.
He also has a devoted confidant, the Demon Venerable, who lives for him, goes mad for him, and ultimately dies in his arms, pierced by thousands of arrows.
Lu Zhizhong is reborn from the flames, climbing out of purgatory with red lotus karmic fire beneath his feet. He wants to ask what, in this world, is good and what is evil.
Until one day, he suddenly discovers that his scumbag master, the object of his longing, and his devoted Demon Venerable confidant are the same person.
Lu Zhizhong: "..."
Fu Huaiyuan is someone who transmigrated into a book. Due to a System malfunction, he has no choice but to play two roles himself.
By day, he's the scumbag master who hangs the protagonist in a cell and beats him until his skin is torn and flesh mangled. By night, he's the world-ending Demon Venerable who charges alone into the immortal mountain to save the protagonist, sword in hand.
The protagonist curses him every day, wishing him a death without a whole corpse, yet kneels by his side, crying and begging him to survive.
According to the original plot, the Demon Venerable dies for the protagonist, the scumbag master is defeated by the protagonist's revenge and reduced to a disembodied soul, and the protagonist ultimately comprehends the merciless Great Dao and ascends. Fu Huaiyuan would then leave without a trace, hiding all credit for himself.
But one day, while switching secret identities, he accidentally gets caught by the protagonist.
Lu Zhizhong grabs him by the throat, grinding his teeth, torn between love and hate. "Master, you made me suffer so much with your lies!"
Fu Huaiyuan: "..."
What, you're unhappy that they're both me?
Fu Huaiyuan is the seme, Lu Zhizhong is the uke qaq
Theme: Be a good person and strive to improve every day.
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