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[Top] Xie Manshu: cunning, sharp-tongued, ruthless, and a cool bro. [Bottom] Jing Su: clever, independent, fair-minded, and fiercely protective. Supporting couple: Divine Master Ding, the charlatan, and his young apprentice, Ding Shushen.

Before you dive in: slow burn!

This story focuses mainly on the plot. Xie Manshu and Jing Su's relationship gradually warms as events unfold.

How the title came about:

Jing Su was tied to a pillar with a lead rope.

Holding a flag, Xie Manshu narrowed his phoenix eyes and lifted Jing Su's chin with a bone fan. "Want your flag back?"

Jing Su turned his face aside, his expression unruffled.

Xie Manshu leaned down to his ear and murmured, "Anytime."

He turned to leave. Suddenly, Jing Su's lips curled into a slight smile, and he softly said Xie Manshu's name. "Xie Manshu."

Xie Manshu turned around. His vision went black for an instant, and the flag was suddenly in Jing Su's hands. The rope that had tied him up lay in scattered pieces at his feet.

Turning his face aside, he saw Jing Su standing a short distance away, waving the flag at him with his chin held high. "Anytime."

The scheming couple's everyday life, part one:

Divine Master Ding was always clinging to Jing Su, much to Xie Manshu's displeasure.

Before long, a rumor began circulating: Divine Master Ding had athlete's foot.

Someone in the guild was curious and asked Xie Manshu if the rumor was true.

Xie Manshu gave an apologetic smile. "I'm afraid I can't say. He's a brother, after all."

The person immediately understood. "Say no more! I get it! Brother Xie really is loyal!"

Xie Manshu smiled modestly as he watched the person walk away, his expression kind and gentle.

Ye Zishan, standing nearby, was dumbfounded. "But... Su Bao said Divine Master Ding doesn't have it."

Xie Manshu opened his bone fan and tilted his head at her, his tone gentle. "Did I say he did?"

"But just now, you..." Didn't you basically imply it? Ye Zishan was confused.

"Divine Master Ding's apprentice doesn't like other people taking an interest in his master. This little flaw will give the two of them some peace and quiet. I'm doing it for their own good." Xie Manshu pressed the fan to his lips and made a shushing gesture. "Good deeds should go unannounced. Don't spread what happened today."

Ye Zishan scratched her head, even more confused. Was that really a good deed?

Xie Manshu smiled faintly, his phoenix eyes bright as flowers, and casually said, "I heard from Li Siyang that you called in sick today?"

At the familiar name, Ye Zishan jolted. "Good deeds should go unannounced! I get it!"

Xie Manshu nodded. Good, she was a quick learner.

The scheming couple's everyday life, part two:

Jing Su and Divine Master Ding teamed up to battle. Once they used up all their revives, dying meant dropping their items.

Divine Master Ding was down to a sliver of health. Jing Su told him to hide while he went to fight the enemy.

After killing the enemy, before Jing Su could say a word, Divine Master Ding came scampering out from the side and rushed toward the loot, snatching it up at lightning speed.

Jing Su watched as Divine Master Ding grabbed everything he had been about to pick up. He raised an eyebrow. "How many revives do you have left?"

Without even looking up, Divine Master Ding replied, "One!"

Jing Su nodded, smiled, and stabbed his own teammate. The teammate's health instantly hit zero, and he fell to the ground.

Divine Master Ding: "???"

Jing Su leisurely finished looting the body, then used a revive skill on Divine Master Ding. With an utterly harmless smile, he said, "Sorry, my gun went off by accident."

Divine Master Ding: "..."

A full-dive online game set in a wuxia world.

No rush, it's a slow burn. I like to establish the story's background before moving the plot along, so the first few chapters will introduce the characters before they enter the game. They should officially enter the game around Chapters 7 or 8.

I'm Jian Erpang, and I already have 200,000 words written ahead. Welcome aboard!