My Sickly Senior Brother Is Madly in Love With Me

One-line description: Shared flower-cough disease, forcing the issue even if the ox won't drink.

Synopsis:

Yin Li used to be a righteous martial artist.

At sixteen, after a falling-out with his senior brother, he left his sect in a fit of anger and went to the demonic cult, where he became its leader.

Seven years later, he hadn't exactly been pillaging and murdering, but he'd certainly built his power and expanded his influence. He was on the verge of becoming the leader of the martial world.

Then one day, he suddenly woke from a dream with a sore throat and coughed up a flower petal.

The good news: the reason Yin Li was coughing up flowers was clear. He had been afflicted with the old-fashioned trope known as flower-cough disease.

The bad news: as everyone knows, the only cure for this affliction is for the sufferer and the person they love to return each other's feelings and live happily ever after. But Yin Li was an old tree that hadn't blossomed in years.

In other words, he didn't have a beloved at all!!!

“Damn commoners, one of them must be trying to kill me!”

1. Later on

“Cult leader.” His protector was pacing around in a panic, saying the martial arts tournament was about to begin.

Yin Li gritted his teeth. “Let's go!”

But at the tournament, the cult leader suddenly heard that his former senior brother had a terminal illness.

Yin Li: What kind of ridiculous spectacle is this?

2. Ji Yubai was lovesick, and word had it that his unrequited love had been gone for seven years.

Yin Li didn't believe it. Was that for real?

But when they met again, the man was on the brink of death. “Ji Yubai!”

Yin Li panicked, looked around, and shouted, “Are you trying to scam me?”

3. The cult leader was attacked on the way to the martial arts tournament. A thief had tried to take advantage of him, and his face was dark with anger.

Luckily, his former senior brother put their past behind them and came to his aid. He even helped Yin Li find the culprit. To show his gratitude, Yin Li went to his former sect.

After staying there for days, he had plenty to reflect on.

Thinking back on the glory of his youth, he realized that the reason he'd been angry back then was simply that Ji Yubai had talked behind his back.

“Senior Brother, why'd you say I had a bad temper and was a womanizer? You said I drank, ate, frequented brothels, and gambled. Tell me, which of those have I ever done? Why would you spread lies behind my back like that? Ji Yubai, tell me the truth. Have you always looked down on me? Ugh!”

Drinking leads to trouble!

When he opened his eyes again, the demonic cult leader had accidentally wandered into someone's secret chamber and found a whole pile of paintings on the wall.

Yin Li turned around to leave.

Then the man named Ji at the door showed his true colors. “Where are you going, Junior Brother?”

On Ji Yubai's chest was the very same plum-blossom mark as the lecher's.

Yin Li fought him for a couple of moves, but then the bastard turned around and coughed up flower petals and blood!

The times have changed!

My senior brother has locked me up.

He even asked whether flower-cough disease can kill someone, so are we waiting to die for love together, or are we waiting for me to come to my senses?

Theme: Always stay alert. If something seems strange, run immediately.