The Venerable One Is So Brooding

[Main story complete, bonus chapters updating] Yun Yao likes the senior brother of her sect, because he is graceful and handsome, and his cultivation is highly advanced. Unfortunately, her senior brother only has eyes for his childhood sweetheart. One day, his childhood sweetheart is captured by members of the Demon Cult. Yun Yao volunteers to accompany her senior brother to rescue the woman he loves. On the way, however, she meets a man who's more handsome, more skilled, and more powerful than her senior brother! He asks, "Why do you like your senior brother?" Yun Yao replies, "Because he's very handsome, and his cultivation is advanced!" He falls silent, then asks, "If there were someone even more handsome and more powerful than him, would you fall for someone else?" Yun Yao thinks for a moment before answering, "I suppose... maybe... I could... consider it?" It isn't until the day her senior brother finally comes to his senses that he realizes the junior sister who used to hop along right behind him has long since run off with someone else! This story will be available for purchase on March 17. Thank you for your support. 1. The author's next story will be "Daoist, You Dropped Your Fortune Pouch." Visit the author's page to add it to your collection! Zhu Wanjuan became a wandering ghost, drifting around every day without even knowing how she died. One day, a Daoist happened to pass by and casually tucked her into his fortune pouch. Zhu Wanjuan was terrified, thinking the Daoist was going to send her to the afterlife. Instead, he took her home and made her his maid. From then on, Zhu Wanjuan served tea, did laundry, cooked, fetched water, planted vegetables, swept the floor, washed dishes, massaged his back, made his bed... Later, the shameless Daoist even asked her to... warm his bed?! Zhu Wanjuan could take no more. Furious, she threw down the broom in her hand. "I'm done! I'm not doing this anymore!!!" 2. The author's next story will be "The First Lawyer." Please add it to your collection. Gu Wenqing is the only son in the tenth generation of a Suzhou family of lawyers. He inherited the family tradition and became Suzhou's foremost lawyer. In court, he argues eloquently and fights for justice on behalf of the people. Even the county magistrate has to give him some respect. For a time, he is famous and greatly admired by the common folk. A property dispute brings Fang Shizhou, the capital's foremost lawyer, to town. Both men are known as the best, and neither is willing to back down. Each is eager to prove himself against the other. But Fang Shizhou could never have imagined that Gu Wenqing, the silver-tongued, sharp-witted, formidable lawyer who dominates the courtroom... is a woman. * After Gu Wenqing and Fang Shizhou become sworn brothers, a group of spoiled young nobles often drag them off to drink with courtesans and visit brothels. Gu Wenqing gets drunk. When she wakes up, she finds herself sharing a bed and a pillow with Fang Shizhou. After her initial shock, she hurriedly lifts the covers to check. Thank goodness, thank goodness, her clothes are still on. 3. The author's next story will be "Palace Deep." Lingxiang entered the palace as a child. She has always been cautious and careful, knowing that only by keeping her head down can she survive in this vast palace. Empress Yang sees Lingxiang's intelligence and values her highly. Lingxiang plans to endure until she turns twenty-five and can leave the palace. After that, she will be free to enjoy the wide-open skies. Who could have known that the crown prince would soon be choosing a consort? Empress Yang is busy making arrangements, and Lingxiang, as her capable assistant, naturally has to help. On the day of the selection, the handsome, jade-like crown prince holds a jade ruyi scepter as he moves among the daughters of wealthy families. When he passes Lingxiang, he stops and looks at her with a thoughtful gaze. Theme: Rekindling an old romance