My Dao Companion Is Always Flirting with Me

--[1]-- My Dao companion is named Puyang Xing, and his Daoist title is Qinan. I used to think he was the brightest, most perfect person in the Source Realm: clever, powerful, handsome, and the greatest alchemist in the world, with admirers everywhere. But I never expected that after eight thousand years, he would... become even more perfect. I can hardly believe that the man who once replied, "Just pay me," when I confessed by making an excuse about how I could never repay him for saving my life, could turn into someone like this. ...Look, he's flirting with me again. * Yesterday I memorized two hundred books of love lines. Today, I'm definitely going to successfully flirt back! Qinan: "Sword Lord, what do you want to tell me?" Me: "..." * ...I hate how bad I am with words! --[2]-- As the undisputed ruler of the Source Realm, the Imperial Heaven Sword Sect has shouldered the responsibility of maintaining order in the realm ever since ancient times. And as the sect's de facto deputy leader, for the past eight thousand years I've had to deal not only with lawbreaking troublemakers and demons running amok, but also with our lazy sect leader shirking responsibility and stabbing me in the back. I'm often so busy that I have no time for my Dao companion. - I can't go on living like this! Reform. We absolutely need reform! I want to spend my days happily with the Dao companion I love! - Poker-faced, taciturn sword cultivator gong X sweet on the surface, dark and deranged alchemist shou PS: 1) 1v1, both virgins, first-person narration from the gong's perspective. 2) Married from the start. The shou flirts with the gong, who's a brooding flirt. They spoil each other. 3) Check out my completed novels in the same series on my profile. You don't need to read them to enjoy this one. My Weibo has character art and a fan-made video for a previous novel, so feel free to check them out. 4) The story is mainly set in an ancient-style world, but some modern inventions will also appear as "mechanical creations of the Dao." The worldbuilding is entirely my own, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing. 5) If you spot a bug, feel free to call me out in the comments. --Upcoming novels-- [Shou protagonist] Jellyfish Calamity Retired powerhouse shou with maxed-out combat skills VS all-around homebody purple-blooded gong [Gong protagonist] Why Are You So Rich? Incredibly strong retired dragon-rider legion commander gong * wealthy oracle saint shou --Next novel-- System No. 7 at Your Service System No. 7 is a legendary big shot. They say it will do absolutely anything to trick Hosts into taking on missions. It will tell Host A with righteous conviction, "Our goal is world peace!" Then, once it's done with the Host, it'll toss them aside. It will tell Host B with burning passion, "Conquering the world is our lifelong pursuit!" Then, once it's done with the Host, it'll toss them aside. It will tell Host C in a soft, helpless voice, "Oh, Host, you have to help me~" Then, as soon as it gets what it wants, it will instantly revert to a cold, masculine mechanical voice and say, "Pleasure doing business with you." There are tens of millions of unlucky souls who've been conned by it. Unfortunately, System No. 7 is such a high-level big shot that it's never once messed up. Until one day... Without changing expression, No. 7 shoved the person who had chased it through countless worlds against a wall. "Why are you following me?" The other person smiled and pulled a rose from his arms. . Efficiency-above-all, ruthless System shou VS cold on the outside, warm on the inside, natural-born leader gong 1v1, happy ending, both virgins PS: 1. This novel was inspired by my frustration that so many System novels never clearly explain where the System came from. 2. The protagonist is "System No. 7," a real System, not human. 3. The love interest is NOT a Host!!! 4. Roughly 60% of the story involves putting Hosts through all kinds of ordeals, and 40% follows the System acting on its own. 5. A System's words are lies. 6. Many fictional terms appear. 7. If you find a bug, please wake me up in the comments. --End of recommendations-- Theme: Laws and those who uphold them deserve respect.