[A lot of the key ideas won't change. This really is the earliest draft.]
Blurb:
Is cultivating immortality really this hard?
Becoming a Quantifier is just the entry ticket to the path of immortality. You have to complete 99 acts of great merit.
Wen Yi saw the... smartphone that Ji Chen used to post tasks?
Wen Yi was utterly confused. "Hey, have things gotten so modern in the world of cultivation that you can claim tasks for points and get discounts?"
Ji Chen gave Wen Yi a disdainful look. "These days, everything has KPIs. I've learned something new: after all these years of evolution, humans are still stupid."
"??"
So you weren't human to begin with.
Ding dong
A new task had arrived.
[Help an old lady cross the road.]
Wen Yi: "Hey, are you serious?"
Ji Chen: "Mortal, do me a favor and read the note below."
[At midnight, at intersection 104, an old woman who is always getting lost.]
Wen Yi rubbed her chin. "Isn't that the police's job?"
Ji Chen slapped a hand down on Wen Yi's head. "Go ask the ghost for mercy and see if she'll leave you a mouth, so you'll have something to tell the King of Hell when you go down there: 'I died of stupidity.'"
"..."
What a roundabout way to insult someone.
After completing the 98th act of merit, Wen Yi asked, "What's the first thing you want to do after becoming an immortal?"
Ji Chen brushed off the hem of her black outfit, grinning arrogantly. "Marry you, of course."
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1. Calm and serious but good-for-nothing bottom × powerful, arrogant, and imperious top
2. Two strong leads; plot-focused; non-explicit
3. A mix of comedy, supernatural mysteries, suspense, and warmth. Blurb added on 8/20.
Theme: All encounters are fated.
