[Career-Driven King x Hopeless Romantic]
Song Tanyu was born beneath auspicious clouds. Gifted beyond compare from childhood, he sensed the spirit at three, entered the Dao at seven, and outshone his peers in cultivation trials as he grew older.
His entire sect took pride in him and placed great hopes in him. He was hailed as one of the "Twin Swords of the Sword Dao."
Why only one of the two?
Because another was born under the same auspicious sign, equally peerless and outstanding: Yu Yang of the Yunhua Sect.
He, too, sensed the spirit at three, and at seven defeated with his sword an opponent whose cultivation far surpassed his own. He even entered the Dao a moment before Song Tanyu.
What's more, auspicious signs filled the sky on the day they were both born, and their clans arranged a betrothal between them.
Even after the engagement was called off, Song Tanyu couldn't let it go.
Twin Swords? Who wanted to be called a Twin Sword with him? If Song Tanyu was going to compete, he would compete to become the unrivaled champion of the immortal Dao!
For that reason, Song Tanyu rose every day before dawn to practice his sword, determined to defeat the other man.
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On the day of the Immortal Sects' Grand Tournament, Song Tanyu put on his most magnificent robes and picked his finest sword.
He was just about to deliver the cutting words he'd prepared when, in front of everyone, the other man called him "Nannan."
That was the pet name he'd forbidden people to use when he was four.
Song Tanyu: "??!!"
How dare he provoke him!
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Yu Yang had known since childhood that he was promised to someone in an arranged marriage.
He'd heard his betrothed was extraordinarily gifted, progressing in cultivation by leaps and bounds, a hundred times beyond the reach of ordinary people.
To become his equal, Yu Yang began practicing his sword before the first light of dawn, day after day without fail. At last, he managed to enter the Dao a moment ahead of him.
Afterward, he went out of his way to pay someone to write an account of this achievement and spread the word.
All to make a good impression on his betrothed.
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When the Immortal Sects' Grand Tournament arrived, Yu Yang put on a brand-new set of robes and brought his sword, "Lightbreaker." At last, he met his future cultivation partner.
The man had phoenix eyes, red lips, and a fierce look in his gaze. He was even more beautiful than Yu Yang had imagined.
After careful consideration, Yu Yang decided to use the pet name he'd learned about only after spending thousands of spirit stones, three sets of magical artifacts, and one sword manual to pry the information out of someone. He hoped it would bring them closer.
Instead, the other man pointed his sword at Yu Yang's brow and demanded, "Are you trying to compete with me for the title of champion of the immortal Dao?"
Yu Yang: "? Is that also a necessary step before taking a cultivation partner?"
[Please Note]:
1. One-to-one pairing, both leads are each other's only partners.
2. Blurb written on 2026.4.20
Theme: Communication can bring people closer.
