Together in the End

The entertainment-industry novel I Only Like Your Voice is complete.

They say there’s a certain Mr. Ji in this world who is handsome, kind-hearted, and good at fighting.

Sheng Tu scoffs: He must be another hypocrite with a righteous facade.

After secretly watching him for a while, Sheng Tu: ...I take it all back.

Qie Shu has cultivated for years, but still can’t attain the Dao, so his master sends him down the mountain.

He thinks his talent is mediocre and is ashamed to face his old friends.

Until someone tells him, “You’re in the middle of things, so you can’t see it, but people really like you.”

After that, they break into the gates of hell, block the demon army, and face countless dangers. One person is always by his side, even willing to trade his own life for his.

They have seen the deepest obsessions in the world and found their own Dao.

On a snowy, windswept night, an old friend returns.

“If you ask me, ‘different paths lead to the same destination’ describes us perfectly. Right here, right now, let’s walk back together.”

A somewhat unconventional? demonic cultivator top x immortal cultivator bottom

Reader’s guide: Probably no major trigger warnings. This isn’t a traditional cultivation novel and contains lots of original worldbuilding.

Blurb for the ongoing novel I Only Like Your Voice

Shao Tinglan was once a hugely popular silent-film actor. When sound films swept the industry, his inability to deliver his lines well caused him to fade into silence.

Later, he died in a bombing. By then, no one remembered him. The only thing recorded about his life in the history books was: “Born in 1912, date of death unknown.”

When he opened his eyes again, Shao Tinglan had become an actor who was just starting to gain a little fame, but whose acting and line delivery were both terrible. A third of the fans drawn in by his breathtaking looks were put off by his acting.

Seeing that he was about to become a has-been after just seven months in the spotlight, his company decided to send him on a variety show. At least he could make money there.

On a dating reality show, Shao Tinglan is paired with musical theater actor Xi Guan.

The day he sees Xi Guan’s work, Shao Tinglan realizes that his voice is everything he’s ever dreamed of. For the first time, he feels his heartstrings quiver with a dizzying rush.

To hear more of that voice, he sticks close to Xi Guan throughout the show, speaking so gently that his words might as well drip with honey.

“Shao Tinglan has definitely fallen for real.”

“No one believes he’s acting, right? Everyone knows Shao Tinglan can’t act.”

“Hahahaha, it hurts, but it’s true. If Shao Tinglan doesn’t like Xi Guan, I’ll eat my keyboard upside down.”

Xi Guan believes it too.

After the show ends, he confesses to Shao Tinglan: “I think we could give this a try.”

Shao Tinglan is thrilled. “Really? I can pay you.”

Xi Guan realizes something is off. “...Pay me for what?”

Shao Tinglan: “For teaching me how to deliver my lines.”

Xi Guan: “...”

No one knows that Xi Guan has a collection of every film made by Shao Tinglan, the silent-film actor.

When he saw Shao Tinglan’s films as a boy, Xi Guan couldn’t put into words the surging feeling in his chest. After learning that Shao Tinglan had disappeared from the film industry because of his poor line delivery, he made a wish: if he could go back to Shao Tinglan’s era, he would become his voice.

Drink deep, drink deep

Go alone into the sea and dream

Why not reach out and scoop up the moon?

Listening to Lan

An artist devoted to his craft, Republican-era transmigration, gentle actor bottom x talented modern younger top, musical theater actor

If you’re interested, my dears, please add it to your favorites, mwah~

Theme: Stay true to your original purpose and strive for your dreams.