Demons Hidden in the Guilty Pen

Cool, powerful, decisive beauty top x sultry-but-oblivious police bottom

Fu Cangyun is a lone star of ill fortune who can counter everything except the urge to spend money.

A perfectly good police officer with a face that seems blessed with nothing but fair weather, he has failed to find a partner in over twenty years, yet spends every day dealing with wandering spirits and ghosts.

Officer Fu has his troubles, but he keeps them to himself.

Until one day, a haughty pen demon takes a liking to Fu Cangyun...

Ce Qing: "Don't worry. With me around, no more ghosts or spirits will pester you. Just treat me well."

Fu Cangyun: "And how exactly should I do that?"

Ce Qing: "When you sleep at night, please place my true form against your heart."

Officer Fu finally snapped: "...What kind of rare pen are you, that you need to be tucked into someone's arms for a cuddle?"

From then on, Fu Cangyun spent his nights "outsmarting and outmaneuvering" a demon.

Then, one night,

Fu Cangyun sat up with a start. "Something's not right here! We're both cool, handsome men, so why am I the bottom?"

Ce Qing: "You're not cool. You're just sultry."

[Reader's Guide]

1. Don't judge who's top or bottom by their names.

2. An alternate modern setting, a crime-solving and supernatural story. The cases and magical arts in this novel are entirely fictional. Feel free to point out any issues in the comments or contact me on Weibo.

3. The bottom was originally the King of Hell. After mistreating his subordinates, he is reincarnated in this life to undergo trials as a righteous police officer. The top was originally a rebellious employee of the Underworld, but in this life he has become a demon with powerful magic.

4. A serious story. The early chapters focus on the plot, the middle balances plot and romance, and the later chapters lean increasingly toward romance and sweetness.

[Other Completed Works]

Fantasy danmei, "Scan to Claim Your Red Packet [Quick Transmigration]" (sweet romance)

Historical danmei, "Birdsong Over the Southern Stream"

Historical danmei, "A Master Has to Take the Blame" (top's POV)

New novel: Double-strong cultivation fantasy, "Today, Too, I Survive the Unorthodox Path While Upholding the Righteous Dao," currently serializing. Please give it a read!

Blurb:

[Wary, ruthless rogue cultivator bottom x alluring, hypocritical Demon King top]

Chi Yu was dealt a winning hand from the moment he was born:

A supreme metal spiritual root, the young master of Xunling Manor, and the personal disciple of the sect leader of Lingjian Sect, foremost among the seven righteous sects...

In both the immortal and mortal realms, any one of those cards would be an unbeatable trump.

But Heaven refused to let him win easily.

A supreme spiritual root? Yet he has a furnace physique!

Xunling Manor? Everything there, right down to the grass, was burned to the ground.

A disciple of the sect leader? "Effective immediately, Chi Yu is expelled from the sect!"

Chi Yu looked up at the sky. "Hey! Are you going to let me live or not?"

But he was determined to play out this hand and win in style!

Chi Yu was ordered to search for a missing elder of his sect, only to be tricked by the elder and turned into a human furnace.

Having just drained Chi Yu's cultivation, the elder savored the metal spiritual energy coursing through him. "Wonderful! I'll soon reach the Nascent Soul stage!"

Chi Yu lay on the ground, barely alive. He hid the ruthlessness in his gaze and sneered inwardly. "You might not live long enough to see that day."

A year later, Chi Yu turned the tables on the elder and seized his cultivation and techniques.

The elder died with his eyes wide open. "How is this possible...?"

Chi Yu tossed down a fire talisman and watched the elder burn to ash, lifting his chin. "There's nothing I can't do if I set my mind to it."

After barely escaping the elder's clutches, Chi Yu was tainted by unorthodox energy. On his way home, he happened to save a handsome man from the Hehuan Sect, who then wanted to repay him by offering himself.

The handsome man gazed at Chi Yu with admiration, his eyes captivating. "Young master, I have no way to repay you. All I can do is..."

Chi Yu looked him up and down, making the man blush even more.

Chi Yu frowned. "Don't you have anything valuable on you?"

The handsome man: "...What?"

While rescuing a friend, Chi Yu was swept into the whirlpool of the demonic path, and the young master of the demonic sect tried to force him into dual cultivation.

The young master gazed at Chi Yu with feverish devotion, laughing maniacally. "Do you think you have any chance of resisting?"

Chi Yu wore an even more sinister smile. "Who says I don't?"

He promptly sent the deranged young master to someone else's bed, condemning him to a life worse than death, night after night.

Chi Yu fought his way forward, looting and leveling up along the way.

At the mention of Chi Yu, the entire cultivation world trembled in fear.

While exploring a secret realm for treasure, cultivators nearby chatted.

"You mean that rogue cultivator who takes 'kill for treasure' as his motto?"

"You mean that demon who betrayed his master and practices both righteous and demonic arts?"

Chi Yu, who had been eavesdropping with his ears perked up, cleared his throat.

"I think there may be some misunderstanding about me..."

Everyone huddled together and backed away several yards, trembling. "Don't come any closer!!!"

Chi Yu: "..."

It wasn't until he met a transformed great demon whose methods were every bit as formidable as his own that Chi Yu finally found life beyond cultivation interesting.

At their first meeting, Feng Qi leisurely straightened the feathers on his fine clothes. "I hear Brother Chi is hunted by both the righteous and demonic factions, with everyone calling for your head. It must be rough."

Chi Yu expressionlessly turned the roast chicken over the fire. "I hear your Featherkin are constantly chased and beaten by humans. It must be rough for you, too."

Later, when Chi Yu was finally about to head into his next dungeon,

the arrogant Demon King shamelessly held him back.

"You've cultivated for two hundred years, and I've been transformed for three hundred. Together that's five hundred years. If we split up, we'd both be idiots."

Chi Yu looked at him as if he were an idiot. "And?"

Feng Qi: "So we mustn't split up."

[Reader's Guide]

1. Plot-focused. The story follows the protagonist's cultivation, advancement, and growth as he seeks opportunities and explores dungeons. The romance develops alongside the plot.

2. There are no absolute heroes or villains. Every character has their own position and motivations.

3. The romance comes a little later, but I promise it'll be delicious! Both top and bottom are rulers in their own right, so the top doesn't officially appear until the bottom begins to grow stronger. There are hints of him earlier, though. Once he appears, the romance ramps up fast. Happy ending, so enjoy without worry.

Theme: Promote positive socialist values and defeat the forces of darkness.