Upright Son of the Heavenly Dao × Gentle, Slow-Witted Beauty
Yun Qing was raised by the Hehuan Sect. Though still a young man, his beautiful face made his senior and junior sisters compete to dote on him.
He had no talent for seduction whatsoever. He learned to act coy clumsily, recited lewd songs like scriptures, and managed to trip over his own hem and fall while dancing on a drum. He failed his assessments again and again.
Disciples who failed their assessments were deemed untalented and expelled from the Hehuan Sect. Only Yun Qing stayed, failing year after year.
At yet another sect assessment, a junior brother was about to be expelled. He finally snapped: "We both failed the assessment, so why can Yun Qing stay while I can't?!"
A junior sister sneered, "You're comparing yourself to Qingqing? Take a look at your own face in the mirror first!"
The junior brother grew even angrier. "If his face were really that powerful, he'd have seduced Xie Mingji by now!"
Xie Mingji was the young sect master of the greatest sect under heaven. He cultivated the ruthless sword path and was famous for being upright and keeping his distance from romance. He was considered the foremost talent of his generation.
The junior sisters argued fervently, "That's only because Qingqing has never left the sect. If Xie Mingji met him, he'd fall at his feet in an instant!"
The junior brother glared at them, eyes blazing. "How can you be so sure?!"
Yun Qing stood off to one side, looking dazed: "..."
He hadn't! He didn't! And he didn't wear a pomegranate-red skirt, either!
The glamorous sect leader, watching the spectacle from the stage, clapped and laughed. "Good! We'll change the assessment this time. Whoever can seduce that young sect master and break his ruthless path may stay in the Hehuan Sect!"
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Yun Qing was driven out of the sect in a daze, with no idea where to go.
Along the way, he met a friend, and they went together to a secret realm. They accidentally fell into an artifact's illusion and couldn't escape. There, he and his amnesiac friend even shared a wedding night.
After finally escaping the illusion, Yun Qing took his friend's hand and comforted him thoughtfully. "What happened in the illusion wasn't real. Only you and I know about it. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
The young man before him blushed to the tips of his ears and dared not look at him. He said softly, "Since we've married and... been intimate, I ought to take responsibility for you. I'll return and inform my master, prepare the betrothal gifts, and come ask for your hand."
He raised his eyes solemnly and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Qingqing. We met under an assumed name, and I didn't tell you my real identity. Actually, I'm the Sword Venerable's chief disciple from the greatest sect under heaven..."
"The young sect master, Xie Mingji."
Yun Qing looked baffled and asked hesitantly, "You're that Xie Mingji, the one who cultivates the ruthless sword path?"
His friend nodded. "That's right."
Yun Qing sucked in a sharp breath and found an opportunity to make a swift escape on the way back.
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People often came to the Hehuan Sect to settle romantic debts, so its protective formation remained active all year round, keeping the sect in peace.
But one day, a sword cultivator broke through the formation with a single strike, sending tremors through heaven and earth.
The whole Hehuan Sect rushed over and saw a young sword cultivator. The sect leader asked warily, "May I ask why you have barged into the Hehuan Sect, young sir?"
"I am Xie Mingji. Apologies for the intrusion."
The young man stepped through the air, his ink-black hair tied high. Handsome and dignified, he smiled faintly. "I've come to the Hehuan Sect to find an unfaithful lover and claim my place."
One-on-one, both are virgins and each other's first love.
Theme: Never give up on anyone.
