[Revising the outline as I go. I’ll make major revisions when filling in the plot holes.]
The one thing the reviled Demon Lord Xiang Xi regretted before dying at the hands of the united immortal sects was not drugging his nemesis, Ming Zhaoyuan, sooner.
If death was unavoidable, he might as well have been run through the heart by Ming Zhaoyuan in bed.
Before he could regret it any further, he opened his eyes and was reborn.
After asking around, he learned that he was now Xiang Xun.
Who was Xiang Xun? The beloved darling of the entire immortal world!
With this opportunity, he would wipe out his enemies and wreak havoc among the immortal sects.
So Xiang Xi donned the face of the beloved darling. One day he flirted with his fishing-obsessed junior brother, the next he teased the senior brother from the neighboring sect, and the day after that he pretended to be mutually in love with someone in an enemy’s household.
His advances sent the entire immortal world into chaos.
*
Xiang Xi had planned to keep his distance from Ming Zhaoyuan, but unfortunately, Xiang Xun was Ming Zhaoyuan’s martial nephew.
Xiang Xi: -_-
But the man inside Xiang Xun’s body and Ming Zhaoyuan were sworn enemies, as everyone knew!
There was no choice. He would have to keep up the act.
Wearing Xiang Xun’s face, Xiang Xi kept testing Ming Zhaoyuan, only to discover that the other man seemed to be deeply in love with Xiang Xun.
Xiang Xi was furious.
In his previous life, he had made countless advances toward Ming Zhaoyuan, but that ice-cold block had never given him the time of day.
So you like Xiang Xun?
Then I’ll wear the face of the person you like and act all lovey-dovey with everyone else, just to make you furious.
The naive young city lord? Gladly.
The dazzlingly talented top candidate? Gladly.
The sinister master of the ghost realm? Gladly.
The beloved darling truly lived up to his name. His charm was irresistible.
But Ming Zhaoyuan never reacted. Only when Xiang Xi teased him too much would he give him a token scolding.
Hah. What a repressed, tsundere bastard.
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On the night they were forced to become cultivation partners, Ming Zhaoyuan turned down his enthusiastic invitation.
When Xiang Xi asked why, Ming Zhaoyuan said, "I’ve always treated you as a substitute for Xiang Xi."
Xiang Xi: ...?
Tips:
* Extremely, extremely melodramatic. A full-blown indulgence in personal kinks.
* The love interest and the protagonist have loved each other all along. The protagonist’s feelings shift from physical attraction.
* Repressed, scheming sword cultivator seme x promiscuous, flirtatious, wicked uke
Theme: Devotion is a wonderful thing
