The Zither Sounds

[Sharp-Tongued, Tsundere Bottom] x [Quirky, Naturally Airheaded Top]

* Double secret identities + sex before marriage (maybe?) + raising a child (not pregnancy)

Tang Jin is a crafting master, and a cultivator without any cultivation.

What he hates most in this life is demons.

Demons are to blame for his fellow disciples suspecting him and for his cultivation being wiped out.

And that's not all: one demon even made him pass out for three whole days!

Enough. Tang Jin will never get involved in a demon's business again.

...All right, one last time.

He can't help being kindhearted.

Tang Jin never could have imagined that the casual plucking of his zither strings would summon a dragon that existed only in legend.

"I'll take responsibility." The dragon's warm breath brushed against his ear.

Wait! Tang Jin suddenly sat bolt upright.

A dragon doesn't count as a demon, does it?

As they traveled together, love and the truth arrived at the same time, and he hesitated.

Could he somehow be connected to the destruction of the other's family?

This was bad... He had to keep his secret identity under wraps.

Zhuo Jiuyi had never thought of leaving Youdu. He was just a carp who liked to nestle in the River of Forgetfulness and blow bubbles.

He had a big brother who doted on him and a clan who loved him. The heavenly way and the netherworld had nothing to do with him.

Until one day, a bloodied dragon claw shoved him out of his home.

The dragons of Youdu were wiped out. He could never return.

Zhuo Jiuyi drifted through the mortal world until the sound of a zither rang out and he met Tang Jin.

Though their first meeting was unpleasant, he still found himself wanting to get closer.

The truth of the past came to light, leaving Zhuo Jiuyi lost.

Should he love him or hate him?

That day, corpses covered the ground, and the sun and moon were blotted out.

Zhuo Jiuyi held him even tighter.

"You should hate me." Tang Jin closed his eyes, trying to avoid the answer he knew was coming.

"A Jin, I'm here to love you."

"And you shouldn't... hate yourself, either."

The next time the zither strings are plucked, the dragon will follow the sound once more.

When the zither rings, you are before me.

Both are each other's first and only. A side couple appears. Happy ending.

Theme: Good and evil are always repaid in the end.