I Was Reborn as the Tribulation Lightning That Strikes the Male Lead

[Blurb]: The first time Xie Tingyun saw the male lead from the original novel, the immortal Qing Yan, the man had single-handedly swept through the entire Red Demon Mountain.

At that moment, he secretly vowed never to mess with this man!

Suddenly, a beep sounded in Xie Tingyun's ear. "Hello, Host. Lightning Tribulation System No. 001 at your service. See that man below? Strike him with lightning!"

Xie Tingyun: Are you sure you're not asking me to get myself killed?

Only belatedly did Xie Tingyun realize why the clouds and mist surrounded him: he had turned into a thundercloud, and his body was still transparent.

To get his body back, Xie Tingyun could only nervously strike Qing Yan with a bolt of lightning, leaving the male lead seriously injured...

Struck by lightning, Qing Yan was secretly startled. Why was there a person crouching on top of the clouds? Could he be a true immortal in charge of lightning tribulations?

One bolt, two bolts, three bolts...

Qing Yan: When will this end? Why are you still striking me?

Since reaching this level of cultivation, no one had ever left Immortal Qing Yan so gravely wounded.

"Lightning Tribulation Immortal, one day I'll repay you a hundredfold," Qing Yan vowed to himself. He never expected that the very next day, this Lightning Tribulation Immortal would join his sect as his disciple.

Unaware that his secret identity had been exposed, Xie Tingyun earnestly played the part of a well-behaved disciple. Qing Yan had originally planned to get revenge, but soon found that the more he looked after this disciple, the more delightful he became. He was easy to take care of, sweet-tongued, good at fighting, and could cook.

Xie Tingyun: Master, I know I was wrong (with absolutely no sincerity).

Qing Yan: Adorable. Forgiven.

[Extra Scene]

Qing Yan raised his sword and planted it beside Xie Tingyun's head to threaten him. "I once swore to myself that I would return all nine lightning tribulations to you..."

Xie Tingyun trembled with fear. "Master, are you going to kill me?"

Qing Yan's gaze darkened slightly. He said calmly, "No. I'm going to marry you."

Xie Tingyun: ???

A master who seems aloof but is secretly jealous and possessive, top x a lightning tribulation who seems flirtatious but is secretly pure-hearted, bottom

[Note]: A fluffy, brainless sweet romance. As long as it's sweet, that's all that matters. The author's logic is shaky; I just want to write sweet romance.

[Coming Soon]: Conquering the Cultivation World Through Humblebrags

In his previous life, Xie An was the young master of a wealthy family. He owned eighteen mansions, and whenever he unlocked his phone, he was greeted by a dozen notifications saying a million yuan had arrived in his Alipay account.

Whenever that happened, he could only look helpless and say, "Sorry for disturbing everyone. It's the latest phone model, and I'm too dumb to figure out how to put it on silent." Then he got his comeuppance for showing off: he stepped in dog shit, fell, and died while heading out, only to transmigrate into another world.

When he awoke, he had transmigrated into a web novel as the villainous prodigy and young sect master. His role in the whole story went like this:

1. Train hard to become the greatest under heaven, then get face-slapped by the male lead.

2. Train, then get face-slapped by the male lead.

3. Train, get face-slapped by the male lead, become enraged, suffer cultivation deviation, and die.

So this was how Zhou Yu had been driven to his death by Zhuge Liang back in the day. After Xie An finished musing, a ding rang in his mind. "Keyword captured: driven to death. Esteemed Host, the Humblebrag System is at your service. Our motto is to humblebrag until other people die of frustration. The angrier they get, the faster your level rises!"

Xie An: ?

Isn't this right up my alley?

I'll kick the scummy protagonist and punch the white lotus. What kind of nonsense is this 'greatest under heaven'? I'll smack you to death with a dragon's tail.

And so, the cultivation world's first prodigy to ride a golden dragon out shopping for groceries burst onto the scene.

If you're lucky enough to see him, don't go up and talk to him. Otherwise, you might hear him say:

"Oh, sorry. My little golden dragon, the Jade Emperor's personal mount, is so long. Is it blocking the road? Next time I'll bring that more ordinary qilin instead. Though the qilin is a bit big too. What a bother. I guess I'll have to ride the sword immortal from Qingmen Mountain next time."

At that moment, the passing sword immortal from Qingmen Mountain: ?

"Xie An, I see you still haven't learned your lesson from last time." The sword immortal gave him a knowing look, hauled him back to his cave dwelling like a chick, and tossed him onto the bed.

Xie An gave an awkward laugh and shrank into a corner. "Master, I know I was wrong..."

"Mm..."

"Who was riding whom, hmm?"

Low whimpers and pleas for mercy drifted from the cave dwelling...

The next day, the familiar market no longer had a man riding a dragon. There was only a pitiful fellow buying groceries, barely able to hold his aching lower back.

"What are you looking at? I fell off the sword immortal yesterday. Can you say the same?"

A humblebragging young master, bottom x a fake-ascetic, secretly lecherous top

* A ridiculous, feel-good read with shaky logic, perfect for the bathroom. If it doesn't satisfy you, come after me.

* Master top, disciple bottom

Theme: Kind people will eventually reconcile with the world