Gossiping Up a Storm in the Cultivation World

Hour of the Tiger. Ning Xu, who had just transmigrated here, was utterly bewildered as her senior sister led her to morning lessons. Her senior sister said, "You have three spiritual roots. They're nothing special, so unless something unexpected happens, you'll be an outer disciple for your whole life. If you're lucky enough to catch the eye of a perfected one, you might become an inner disciple." "Pay attention in class and do your best!" Qin Xu: Huh? Morning lessons in the cultivation world were like listening to the Book of Heaven. As Ning Xu was nodding off, a golden finger fell from the sky. [Welcome to the Gossip System. Several juicy stories a day will keep sleepiness away.] Ning Xu: Well, in that case, I'm wide awake.jpg [Today's Big Scoop: The Sect Leader who is teaching you has been raising his sworn enemy's bastard son for eight hundred years. He thinks the boy is his own son, but it's all just a trick by his enemy. For eight hundred years, he's given the boy the best resources, the most thoughtful care, and the most devoted protection, while being completely duped.] Ning Xu, looking shocked: "There are really people that stupid?" The disciples, who had somehow started hearing Ning Xu's conversations with the System: !!! The Sect Leader, who happened to learn the truth: ??? Halfway through the lesson, the Sect Leader hurried off for some reason. The whole room fell silent. In that dead silence, a confused voice in their minds asked, "Where did the perfected one go? Did he need to pee?" Everyone: What the hell, pee?! From that day on, Ning Xu made a daily habit of listening to morning lessons and eating up the gossip at the same time. [Big scoop! The leading contender to become the next sect leader has fallen in love with his own disciple.] Ning Xu was shocked. "A teacher-disciple romance? That old geezer is pretty trendy. By the way, is the disciple he fell for a man or a woman?" [Come hear the latest! The senior sister of Lingxian Sect is about to have her spiritual roots ripped out and given to the junior sister, the darling of their sect!] Ning Xu, delighted to watch the drama unfold, said, "Yikes, Senior Sister, if you don't turn evil after this, I don't know what to tell you!" [The secret realm of a powerful cultivator who ascended a thousand years ago has appeared. Care to hunt for treasure?] Ning Xu: "Of course! We have to go treasure hunting!" Her fellow disciples, who had nervously followed her through countless scoops: Big shot, take me with you! The powerful cultivators exposed by Ning Xu, who both loved and hated her: ...This junior isn't without her good points. Perhaps we could take her on as a personal disciple? - Next book: How to Raise a Hound When Shen Zhui was three, his mother ran away. When he was eight, his alcoholic father died. The only close family he had left was his blind grandmother. To the neighbors, a cursed child like him was a future prisoner, someone everyone avoided. Shen Zhui never thought he had a future worth looking forward to, until a family surnamed Jiang moved in next door. The neighbors' most common advice was to keep their kids away from Shen Zhui. He was cold and withdrawn, and might end up in prison one day for getting into trouble. But one day, a neighbor who thought the worst of Shen Zhui happened to see him spend every last bit of money he had on a beautiful doll, just to make the Jiang family's daughter happy. - When Shen Zhui was ten, he found a little crybaby. At first, he thought it would be fun to tease her a little. He never imagined that one day he would value her more than his own life, and even want to give her everything good in the world. - He was a vicious hound, but the leash was in her hands. The blurb is from the male lead's perspective, but the story itself is told from the female lead's perspective. Childhood sweethearts + healing and redemption, Early: A brooding, dark-hearted boy with a hidden edge vs. a sweet, weepy girl, Later: A medical technology tycoon vs. a host Happy ending Theme: Contentment brings happiness