After Being Abandoned by the Sect Leader

[Updating again, but only occasionally for now. Updates at 9 p.m. =3= I’ll write after work, so if there’s nothing by nine, don’t wait up, I’ll make it up later =3=] Lin Qingzhu was famous throughout the cultivation world as a laughingstock. He began cultivating at six, then spent ten years sweeping floors at the Qingshan Sect without achieving a thing. In the end, he latched onto the youngest young master of the Northern Mountain Lin family, offered himself to the man, and soared to success overnight. Outsiders were furious with him, not only because he had no shame, but also because he had ensnared the young master, Lin Ruhui. The most dazzling jewel in the entire cultivation world. If Lin Qingzhu was as lowly as roadside grass, then Lin Ruhui was the moon in the clouds and a star in the sky. He was the leading figure of the younger generation, and the one most likely to become a second founding ancestor of the Lin family and unite the Changfeng Realm. Anyone who heard his name would spit in disgust. But Lin Qingzhu didn’t care. * After ten years of struggling, Lin Qingzhu finally grabbed hold of a lifeline, and he refused to let go. He worked hard and dutifully as a cultivation furnace, collecting his monthly stipend and dreaming of becoming an immortal. He thought trading his beauty for resources was a perfectly fair exchange. That dazzling pearl in everyone else’s eyes would lower his gaze and smile at him, drawing him into his arms. Soft light veiled slender veins, alluring hues warmed fresh skin. Golden threads piled up in splendor, while beneath the warm curtains they spent a spring night together. He became the most amorous chapter in Lin Ruhui’s past. But one day, his dream became a nightmare. Lin Ruhui abandoned him. … On the day Lin Ruhui turned twenty-one, demons wreaked havoc. Lin Qingzhu and the Lin family members were taken hostage together, but the Lin family chose to abandon him, and Lin Ruhui never showed up. Music and singing never ceased in the palace hall all night. Lin Qingzhu fell to his death at the bottom of the Abyss of the Fallen Flood Dragon. * The red sun rose in the east, casting its light into the abyss. The world carried on as usual without anyone who was gone. But from then on, the cultivation world had one fewer furnace who sold his beauty for favor. And one more young man walking alone. ① He really is a cultivation furnace early on, then a truly unattached king after falling off a cliff. He isn’t lonely, depressed, or devoted to the Dao to the exclusion of all else. Happy ending, with both romance and cultivation progression. ② The gong only loves the shou. It’s love at first sight, and he’s a complicated man. His feelings aren’t obvious early on, but they’re wound up like a mosquito coil. ③ After they reunite, expect a “you run, I chase” dynamic and a showdown between equals. ④ A story about winning back your love, a gong’s regret and redemption, and personal growth. * The gong pursues the shou for most of the book, falling harder with every chase. ⑤ Readers who are die-hard fans of either protagonist, gong or shou, should proceed with caution. I hope reading is fun =v= ⑥ Please don’t post content warnings in the comments. ⑦ Meow =v= Story recommendation break Coming soon to my author page: “After Failing the Exams, I Became the Chief Minister’s Son-in-Law” Ye Yan hated Xu Shu more than anyone. Xu Shu had lived next door to him since they were children; Xu Shu had always been taller than him; Xu Shu had always been more handsome than him; His father had always spanked him while telling him how wonderful Xu Shu was; If Ye Yan was the Imperial Academy’s mosquito blood and the teacher’s pet peeve, then Xu Shu was the beauty everyone admired and the teacher’s darling. Everyone said Xu Shu was worthy of being the chief minister’s son, and that he was sure to become a pillar of the state and a rare talent. Ye Yan refused to accept it, so he gathered his friends and set out to give Xu Shu a hard time. Specifically, he Moved his desk to sit behind Xu Shu; Moved his bedding into Xu Shu’s dorm room; Prodded Xu Shu in the waist during class to make him laugh; Secretly swapped Xu Shu’s textbook for an erotic illustrated book; As he did all this, Ye Yan became convinced he had successfully annoyed Xu Shu. The evidence was When he sat with Xu Shu, Xu Shu frowned deeply; When he shared a bed with Xu Shu, Xu Shu swept away in a huff; When he prodded Xu Shu in the waist, Xu Shu didn’t so much as move; When he swapped Xu Shu’s textbook, Xu Shu only gave a cold laugh; Ye Yan was completely satisfied and retired from the scene. * Three years later, Xu Shu passed all three levels of the imperial examinations with top honors, while Ye Yan suddenly came down with a fever and failed. Everyone made a joke of it, saying Ye Yan was a coward who had pretended to be sick on purpose. But the day after he failed, an imperial decree arrived at the Ye residence The entire Ye household was left trembling and dumbstruck. * The emperor personally decreed that Ye Yan and Xu Shu would marry. Two men were to wed, and the capital erupted in an uproar. On their wedding night, Xu Shu stood in his wedding robes, slightly drunk, and looked at the bewildered Ye Yan. His voice was hoarse as he said, “Tonight… let’s make the most of it.” The very book Ye Yan had swapped sat on the redwood table. Theme: Are kings and nobles born to rule?