I Have Seen the Qilin Immortal

● Loyal, smiling-fox, gravity-type top × black-lotus, B-king beauty bottom

● Important: younger top! Younger top! Younger top!

● The main pairing must never be split up or reversed. Never split them up or reverse them.

● Update note: The latest part has become a complete mess. I'll see if I can wrap it up this month or next. I'm currently writing the Rusty Story arc and the Past arc in parallel. Once the Rusty Story arc is serialized, I should be able to get the Past arc out smoothly, too. Thank you for waiting (kneels).

When he was still a rookie, he dared to cut off the head of a high-level wanted aberrant beast and claim the bounty. Asked his name, he left behind only a severely worn employee ID card.

A stiff, standard ID photo, an expression that practically screamed "I'm better than everyone," and a printed name in bold type, crossed out again and again in black ink. Beside it, a flamboyant signature: Lin Zhe.

That was Lin Zhe, an ordinary employee of the Immortal Realm's auxiliary action team.

As for what made him ordinary? Perhaps that he was a once-in-a-century oddball, feared by everyone and a headache to ghosts. Before disaster could arrive, Lin Zhe's talismans and slaps would get there first.

In his most timid year, he used escaped gods and ghosts from the Underworld as spinning tops to smack around.

The Immortal Realm: ? You call that ordinary?

At this, Lin Zhe scoffed and made another alteration to his already battered ID card. "I'm the team leader now."

*

The Lantern Bearers, also known as the Immortal Realm's Special Auxiliary Action Team, were nominally provided with bounties and ID cards by the Immortal Realm. In reality, they were an independent organization that took cases from whoever offered the most, and had spent thousands of years specializing in incidents involving evil beasts and maintaining the balance of yin, yang, and the five elements.

In short, they were the Immortal Realm's hired muscle, the Underworld's reinforcements, and the mortal world's protective charm.

But they had a terrible reputation across the Three Realms. Open the System and all you'd see was a wall of bad reviews:

#Apparently the boss raises the fee at the last minute#

#The team keeps smashing the target. We said capture them alive!#

#Absolutely awful attitude, and you can never get in touch with the members#

"Hey, hey, hey! This is slander!"

Seeing his companion fretting over the bad reviews again, Lin Zhe simply took the coffee the beast-eared young man had thoughtfully prepared.

The young man's bright voice, touched with amusement, rang in his ear. "Just block the bad reviews."

*

Modern urban fantasy | Ensemble cast | A family that hurts and loves each other | Younger top | Dog and leash

Reader's Guide:

① Happy ending, with an ensemble cast. Everyone gets their own best possible ending.

② 1v1, both leads are inexperienced. Modern fantasy, an alternate world, two powerful leads. Later on, the top becomes a heartbroken puppy starved for love. There is a protagonist group.

③ Main pairing: Yan Shanhan × Lin Zhe. No splitting or reversing the main pairing, and no dream pairings. Other characters can be paired however you like, but no dream pairings involving the full team, and no separating from the original work.

④ If you don't like the setting, feel free to leave. Readers with strong preferences should proceed with caution.

Below are upcoming stories. Feel free to add them to your collection if you're interested.

An Unconventional Lord-and-Minister Relationship

● A peerlessly elegant, dark-hearted younger top × a sickly, stoic bottom with an almost supernatural gift for strategy

● My take on political intrigue and an ensemble cast. Seven-year age gap between the leads.

● Neither the protagonists nor the supporting cast are perfect.

● Readers with very strong preferences may not enjoy this story, so please be extremely cautious ˃ ˄ ˂̥̥

As the heir of the Marquis of Jingchun, Jiu Fang Qingzhou had been a restless troublemaker from a young age. Born into privilege and raised in luxury, he was so pampered that it wasn't an exaggeration to say every child in the capital did as he said.

He was a natural at catching birds and fish, digging up trees and pulling weeds. When he was little, he grabbed a long sword and declared he would roam the martial world as a hero and save the people. For his first lesson in saving the people, he cracked open the head of the neighboring marquis's spoiled son. If his mother hadn't chased him onto the roof with a knife, he probably would have caused a commotion throughout the entire capital before he finally stopped.

"You're the notorious living Yama?"

The visitor held up the portrait, looking doubtful. The man before him could barely lift his hands, carry anything on his shoulders, or walk three steps without coughing. Compared to the jade-faced demon who once threatened to turn Beiliang's capital upside down, he looked more like a porcelain Buddha meant to sit on an altar.

Jiu Fang Qingzhou gave an awkward smile. "Then your information is way out of date..."

The jade-faced demon of the capital had inherited the title of Marquis of Jingchun. At sixteen, he marched to the northern frontier, charging into battle and winning glory. When he returned victorious, flowers were thrown at his horse, and the whole city sang in celebration. He had never been more radiant.

But five years ago, he suffered a crushing defeat. Every member of the main branch of his family perished amid the endless snowstorms of the northern frontier, leaving Jiu Fang Qingzhou alone. When his white horse finally reached the capital, its snow-white mane was stained red with blood. After that battle, he was left a cripple.

"Anyway, that's what happened. People keep talking about what a cripple I am. Did none of that reach your ears?"

*

When Prince Cong Lou Xishan made a grand show of welcoming Jiu Fang Qingzhou into his residence, the entire capital thought that this elegant, distinguished prince had finally gone mad. Who was Jiu Fang Qingzhou, after all? Ever since the emperor had taken away his military power with a single cup of wine, he was worth less than a single tael of silver from head to toe.

They said that when Prince Cong went to welcome Jiu Fang Qingzhou, the streets were adorned with lustrous jade, music filled the air, and flowers fell like rain over the jeweled carriage. With all that fanfare, anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was welcoming a bride.

A display of obscene wealth, absolutely obscene.

Lou Xishan only poured fuel on the fire. "Personally, I think this carriage is still too plain. Replace that jade disc with an imperial pearl!"

If Lou Xishan hadn't been stopped in time, he would have replaced the horse with a prized steed, too. Jiu Fang Qingzhou was at his wits' end. At this rate, people would start saying the two of them were lovers.

*

As rumors that they were lovers spread like wildfire, Jiu Fang Qingzhou discovered a secret chamber in Lou Xishan's bedroom. After walking dozens of steps, the cramped passage opened into a spacious room. The place was packed with dolls and paintings, and every single one had Jiu Fang Qingzhou's face.

Jiu Fang Qingzhou clicked his tongue. He never would have guessed that Prince Cong, who always seemed so refined and moonlike, had such a hobby. How wild!

He had meant to keep the secret to himself, leave the chamber, and act as if nothing had happened. But before he could turn around, he felt a burning gaze settle on his shoulder, as if it meant to burn right through his clothes.

He turned around. Under the candlelight, a pair of eyes stared back, deep and cold.

Lou Xishan's expression remained unchanged as he advanced step by step. "You want to act as if nothing happened? I won't allow it, Qingzhou. I won't allow it."

*

"So, what's your relationship?"

Even the noblemen who were usually close to Lou Xishan couldn't help asking.

Jiu Fang Qingzhou: "Lord and subject."

Lou Xishan: "Husband and wife."

They stared at each other, and the atmosphere turned strange.

Before their friend could ask again, they spoke once more.

Jiu Fang Qingzhou: "Husband and wife."

Lou Xishan: "Lord and subject."

Jiu Fang Qingzhou smiled without warmth. "We're both lord and subject and husband and wife. Sometimes we're the former, sometimes the latter."

Blurb written on August 2, 2026, and screenshotted. The title An Unconventional Lord-and-Minister Relationship currently has no duplicate on the platform. I've also made a screen recording as a keepsake.

Younger top | Political intrigue | Revenge | My take on political intrigue, not hardcore | Both inexperienced, each other's first love

Important: The "lord and minister" in the title doesn't refer exclusively to the main couple. The story includes both the narrow definition of lord and minister (emperor and subject) and the broader one (lord and advisor). There is an ensemble cast, but the main couple are absolutely the protagonists, so rest assured.

Reader's Guide:

① Happy ending, fictional ancient setting. Readers who care about historical accuracy should proceed with caution.

② The bottom's martial arts were taken from him against his will, and he isn't the only survivor of his family.

③ The younger top falls first. He has a one-sided crush in the early story, and the two only confirm their feelings in the middle and later parts.

④ If you don't like the setting, feel free to leave. Readers with strong preferences should proceed with caution.

Theme: May you be granted the courage to shatter everything, again and again.